Expressing "after all" with "bijing"

Nível: HSK 5 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

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. In its 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. 虽然 ⋯⋯ ，但 + 毕竟 ⋯⋯ ，(as a result) ⋯⋯ In this structure, the parts after 虽然 (suīrán) 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.

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 别骂他了，他毕竟是孩子。 (bié mà tā le ，tā bìjìng shì háizǐ 。): "Stop scolding him, he is a child after all."
• 毕竟是冬天，你还是多穿点吧。 (bìjìng shì dōngtiān ，nǐ huánshì duō chuān diǎn ba 。): "After all, it is winter, you should wear more."
• 他不知道也很正常，毕竟他不是本地人。 (tā bùzhīdào yě hěn zhèngcháng，bìjìng tā bù shì běndì rén 。): "It is normal for him not to know, after all, he is not a native."
• 有的玩笑不能再开了，毕竟他们都是大孩子了。 (yǒude wánxiào bùnéng zài kāi le，bìjìng tāmen dū shì dàháizǐ le 。): "Some jokes can no longer be opened, after all they are older children."
• 我们不太想搬，毕竟在这儿住了好几年了。 (wǒmen bùtài xiǎng bān ，bìjìng zài zhèér zhù le hǎojī nián le 。): "We don't want to move very much, after all, we have lived here for several years."

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