究 竟

jiū jìngdictionary entry

to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

究竟 究竟 [jiu1 jing4] /to go to the bottom of a matter/after all/when all is said and done/(in an interrogative sentence) finally/outcome/result/

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Character information

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究
jiū
after all / to investigate / to study carefully / Taiwan pr. [jiù]
竟
jìng
unexpectedly / actually / to go so far as to / indeed

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