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<p><span style="color: rgb(139, 0, 0); font-family: NotoSansCJKsc; font-size: 22px;">毕竟</span>&#160;(<span class="pinyin">bìjìng</span>) can be used to emphasize a reason or characteristic, and is like "<b>after all</b>" where you might say, "<b>he is after all, only a child.</b>"&#160;<span class="hanzi">毕竟</span>&#160;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 "<b>after all</b>" stuff after the&#160;<span class="hanzi">毕竟</span>, and it could be a reason or a characteristic.</p>

  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

  <div class="jiegou"><div class="deux"><span class="hanzist">毕竟</span>&#160;+ Reason / Characteristic</div>
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  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

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      <li><span class="hanzi">他 毕竟 是 孩子，你 就 别 打 他 了。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">After all, he's only a kid. Don't hit him.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">毕竟 是 冬天，你 还是 多 穿 点 吧。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">It's winter after all. You'd better wear more clothes.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 不知道 也 很 正常，毕竟 他 不 是 本地 人。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">It is normal that he doesn't know. After all, he is not a local.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">有的 玩笑 不能 再 开 了，毕竟 他们 都 是 大孩子 了。</span>&#160;&#160;<span class="trans">Some jokes shouldn't be said again. After all, they are all grown up.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">对 我们 来说，搬家 是 个 很难 的 决定，毕竟 我们 已经 在 这儿 生活 了 好几 年。</span>&#160;<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>

  <div class="jiegou"><div class="deux"><span class="hanzist">虽然 ⋯⋯ ， 但 + 毕竟 ⋯⋯ ，</span>&#160;(As a Result)<span class="hanzist">， ⋯⋯</span></div>
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  <p>In this structure, the parts after&#160;<span class="hanzi">虽然</span>&#160;and&#160;<span class="hanzi">毕竟</span>&#160;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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      <li><span class="hanzi">虽然 他 做 错 了，但 毕竟 他 还是 小，你 就 别 打 他 了。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Although he did something wrong, he is, after all, so young. So don't hit him.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">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。</span>&#160;<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><span class="hanzi">虽然 我 跟 他 认识，但 毕竟 不 太 熟，还是 不要 去 麻烦 人家 了。</span>&#160;<span class="trans">Although I know him, after all we are not close. I'd better not trouble him.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">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。</span>&#160;<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><span class="hanzi">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。</span>&#160;<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>

  <ul>
    <li>Boya Chinese Upper Intermediate 1 (<span class="hanzi">博雅汉语中级冲刺篇</span>) (pp.155) </li>

    <li>Chinese Grammar - Broken down into 100 items - Basic and Intermediate Levels (<span class="hanzi">汉语语法百项讲练 - 初中级</span>) (pp.127-30) </li>

    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 151-2) </li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 5 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本5</span>) (pp.92) </li>
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