<!DOCTYPE html> <html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"> <head> <meta name="generator" content= "HTML Tidy for HTML5 for Linux version 5.2.0" /> <title></title> </head> <body> <p>毕竟 (bìjìng) can be used to emphasize a reason or characteristic, and is like "after all" where you might say, "he is after all, only a child." 毕竟 is used both in spoken and written Chinese.</p> <h2 id="basic-form">Basic Form</h2> <p>In it's most basic form, you just need to add the "after all" stuff after the 毕竟, and it could be a reason or a characteristic.</p> <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>毕竟 + Reason / Characteristic</p> </div> <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>他 <em>毕竟</em> 是 孩子，你 就 别 打 他 了。<span class="trans">After all, he's only a kid. Don't hit him.</span></li> <li><em>毕竟</em> 是 冬天，你 还是 多 穿 点 吧。<span class="trans">It's winter after all. You'd better wear more clothes.</span></li> <li>他 不知道 也 很 正常，<em>毕竟</em> 他 不 是 本地 人。<span class="trans">It is normal that he doesn't know. After all, he is not a local.</span></li> <li>有的 玩笑 不能 再 开 了，<em>毕竟</em> 他们 都 是 大孩子 了。 <span class= "trans">Some jokes shouldn't be said again. After all, they are all grown up.</span></li> <li>对 我们 来说，搬家 是 个 很难 的 决定，<em>毕竟</em> 我们 已经 在 这儿 生活 了 好几 年。<span class="trans">For us, moving is a difficult decision, after all, we've lived here for a few years.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="complex-form">Complex Form</h2> <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3> <div class="jiegou"> <p>虽然 ⋯⋯ ， 但 + 毕竟 ⋯⋯ ， (As a Result)， ⋯⋯</p> </div> <p>In this structure, the parts after 虽然 and 毕竟 are reasons or characteristics, and the part after (as a result) is a result or conclusion. It's a bit more complex, so pay attention to the different parts in the example sentences below.</p> <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3> <div class="liju"> <ul> <li>虽然 他 做 错 了，但 <em>毕竟</em> 他 还是 小，你 就 别 打 他 了。<span class= "trans">Although he did something wrong, he is, after all, so young. So don't hit him.</span></li> <li>虽然 我 穿 了 不 少 衣服，但 <em>毕竟</em> 是 北方 的 冬天，所以 我 还是 觉得 挺 冷 的。<span class="trans">Although I wear a lot of clothes , it is, after all, winter in the north. I still feel very cold.</span></li> <li>虽然 我 跟 他 认识，但 <em>毕竟</em> 不 太 熟，还是 不要 去 麻烦 人家 了。<span class= "trans">Although I know him, after all we are not close. I'd better not trouble him.</span></li> <li>虽然 我 小时候 奶奶 对 我 不 好，但 <em>毕竟</em> 她 是 我 奶奶，所以 我 还是 会 照顾 她。<span class="trans">Although my grandma didn't treat me well, but after all, she is my grandma, so I still look after her.</span></li> <li>虽然 你们 已经 离婚 了，但 <em>毕竟</em> 还有 一个 孩子，跟 孩子 在 一起 的 时候 别 吵架。<span class="trans">Although you are divorced, there is, after all, a child. So don't start fighting when you're with the child.</span></li> </ul> </div> <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2> <h3 id="books">Books</h3> <ul> <li><a href= "Boya_Chinese_Upper_Intermediate_1_(%E5%8D%9A%E9%9B%85%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7%E5%86%B2%E5%88%BA%E7%AF%87)" title="wikilink">Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇)</a> (pp.155) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7301075316/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399373&creativeASIN=7301075316"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%AD%E6%B3%95%E7%99%BE%E9%A1%B9%E8%AE%B2%E7%BB%83_-_%E5%88%9D%E4%B8%AD%E7%BA%A7)" title="wikilink">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级)</a> (pp.127-30) <a href= "http://www.amazon.cn/gp/product/B004WA6JSQ/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-23&linkCode=as2&camp=536&creative=3132&creativeASIN=B004WA6JSQ"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href="Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2" title= "wikilink">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2</a> (pp. 151-2) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887276881"> →buy</a></li> <li><a href= "New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_5_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC5)" title="wikilink">New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5)</a> (pp.92) <a href= "http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/7561914083/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=7561914083"> →buy</a></li> </ul> <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a></p> </body> </html>