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<h1>Expressing "after all" with "bijing"</h1>

<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>Contents</h2>

  
<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Basic Form </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Fuller Form </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">3 See also </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4 Sources and further reading </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">4.1 Books</span></li>
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<h2>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>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">毕竟 ⋯⋯</div>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">别 骂 他 了 ，他 毕竟 是 孩子 。
Stop scolding him. After all, he's only a kid. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">毕竟 是 冬天 ，你 还是 多 穿 点 吧 。
It's winter after all. You'd better wear more clothes. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他 不知道 也 很 正常，毕竟 他 不 是 本地 人。
It is normal that he doesn't know. After all, he is not a local. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">有的 玩笑 不能 再 开 了，毕竟 他们 都 是 大孩子 了 。
Some jokes shouldn't be said again. After all, they are all grown up. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我们 不太 想 搬 ，毕竟 在 这儿 住 了 好几 年 了 。
We don't really want to move. After all, we've lived here for more than a few years.</span><br/></li>
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<h2>Fuller Form</h2>

<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">虽然 ⋯⋯ ，但 + 毕竟 ⋯⋯ ，(as a result) ⋯⋯</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>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">虽然 他 做 错 了，但 毕竟 他 还是 小，你 就 别 打 他 了 。
Although he did something wrong, he is, after all, so young. So don't hit him. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">虽然 我 穿 了 不 少 衣服，但 毕竟 是 北方 的 冬天，所以 我 还是 觉得 挺 冷 的。
Although I wear a lot of clothes , it is, after all, winter in the north. I still feel very cold. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">虽然 我 跟 他 认识，但 毕竟 不 太 熟，还是 不要 去 麻烦 人家 了。
Although I know him, after all we are not close. I'd better not trouble him. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">虽然 我 小时候 奶奶 对 我 不 好，但 毕竟 她 是 我 奶奶，所以 我 还是 会 照顾 她。
Although my grandma didn't treat me well, but after all, she is my grandma, so I still look after her. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">虽然 你们 已经 离婚 了，但 毕竟 还有 一个 孩子 ，跟 孩子 在 一起 的 时候 别 吵架。
Although you are divorced, there is, after all, a child. So don't start fighting when you're with the child.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See also</h3>

<h3>Sources and further reading</h3>

<h4>Books</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (博雅汉语中级冲刺篇) (pp. 155) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级) (pp. 127-30) [ →buy] </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 151-2) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (新实用汉语课本5) (pp. 92) →buy </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">HSK Standard Course 5上 (pp. 82) →buy</span><br/></li>
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