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<p>毕竟 (bìjìng) can be used to emphasize a reason or characteristic, and is like &quot;after all&quot; where you might say, &quot;he is after all, only a child.&quot; 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 &quot;after all&quot; stuff after the 毕竟, and it could be a reason or a characteristic.</p>
<h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>
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<p>毕竟 + Reason / Characteristic</p>
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<h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>
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<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>
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<h2 id="complex-form">Complex Form</h2>
<h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>
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<p>虽然 ⋯⋯ ， 但 + 毕竟 ⋯⋯ ， (As a Result)， ⋯⋯</p>
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<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>
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<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>
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<h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>
<h3 id="books">Books</h3>
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<li><a href="Boya_Chinese_Upper_Intermediate_1_(博雅汉语中级冲刺篇)" 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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399373&amp;creativeASIN=7301075316">→buy</a></li>
<li><a href="Chinese_Grammar_-_Broken_down_into_100_items_-_Basic_and_Intermediate_Levels_(汉语语法百项讲练_-_初中级)" 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&amp;tag=allset-23&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=536&amp;creative=3132&amp;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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=1789&amp;creative=390957&amp;creativeASIN=0887276881">→buy</a></li>
<li><a href="New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_5_(新实用汉语课本5)" 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&amp;tag=allset-20&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;camp=217145&amp;creative=399369&amp;creativeASIN=7561914083">→buy</a></li>
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