到底

dào dǐ

A2 Level 4* ★ Core word
AdverbPredicative stative verb

到底 (dào dǐ) is a Chinese word meaning “finally”. It sits at TOCFL Level 4* (CEFR A2) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. finally
  2. in the end
  3. when all is said and done
  4. after all
  5. to the end
  6. to the last

Stroke order

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Example

你到底想說什麼?

What on earth do you want to say?

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).