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<h1>Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"
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<p>When someone asks you "what on earth are you doing?," "究竟 (jiūjìng)" is used by the speaker to intensify the question. In this case, 究竟 is similar to 到底.</p>

<p>Note that 究竟 is more formal than 到底.</p>

<h2>Contents</h2>

  
<div class="contents"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1 Using 究竟 in a question </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1 Using 究竟 in a special question </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.1.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.2 Using 究竟 in a yes / no question </span></li>
<ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.2.1 Structure </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">1.2.2 Examples </span></li>
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<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">2 Using 究竟 in an affirmative sentence </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>Using 究竟 in a question
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<h2>Using 究竟 in a special question</h2>

<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">究竟 + Question Word</div>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">这 个 人 究竟 是 谁？
Who on earth is this guy? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 究竟 是 做 什么 的？
What exactly do you do? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">他们 究竟 什么 时候 到？
When exactly are they arriving? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">我们 究竟 还 要 等 多久？
How much longer do we still need to wait? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你们 究竟 想 让 我 怎么 做？
What on earth do you want me to do?</span><br/></li>
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<h2>Using 究竟 in a yes / no question
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<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">究竟＋Verb＋没 / 不＋Verb
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<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 究竟 来 不 来？
Are you coming or not? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你们 究竟 能 不 能 帮 我？
Can you guys help me or not? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">她 究竟 是 不 是 你 女朋友？
So, is she your girlfriend or not? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">你 究竟 喜 不 喜欢 我？
So, do you like me or not? </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">经理 究竟 同 不 同意？
Does the manager agree or not?</span><br/></li>
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<h2>Using 究竟 in an affirmative sentence</h2>

<p>究竟 can be used with 是 for an emphasis on a fact, which is similar to 毕竟, meaning "after all."
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<h3>Structure</h3>

<div class="deux">A＋究竟 + 是＋ A，……</div>

<h3>Examples</h3>

<div class="exemple"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">孩子 究竟 是 孩子，总是 想 着 怎么 玩。
Kids are kids after all. They always think about how to have fun. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">上海 究竟 是 上海，生活 成本 就 是 高。
Shanghai is Shanghai after all. The living expense here is high. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">年轻 人 究竟 是 年轻 人，精力 真 好。
Young people are young people after all. Their are so energetic. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">生意 人 究竟 是 生意 人，对 他们 来说，赚钱 是 最 重要 的 。
Businessman is businessman after all. The most important thing to them is making money. </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">家人 究竟 是 家人，也许 你 不 喜欢 他们，但 你 还是 会 爱 他们。
Family are family after all. You may not like them, but you will still love them.</span><br/></li>
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<h3>See Also</h3>

<div class="See-also"><ul><li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "After All" with "bijing" </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">Expressing "In the End" with "daodi"</span><br/></li>
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<h3>Sources and further reading</h3>

<h4>Books</h4>

<div class="See-also"><ul><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. 130-3) [ →buy] </span></li>
<li><span style="font-size: 20px;">New Practical Chinese Reader 4 (新实用汉语课本4) (pp. 19-20) →buy</span><br/></li>
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