Expressing "in the end" with "daodi"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

到底 (dàodǐ) literally means "to the bottom," and often is used where the speaker wants to get to the bottom of a problem or issue, emphasizing or questioning what the real reason for something is. It is often used like 毕竟 , to mean "after all" or "in the end." When used in this way, 到底 is used to emphasize a reason or characteristic the speaker considers to be most important. 到底 ⋯⋯ ，Reason / Characteristic 到底 can be used to mean "on earth" (as in "what on earth?!") where it is used to add emphasis or urgency to a question. In this sense, 到底 is similar to 究竟 .

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 到底是个大老板，出手就是大方。 (dàodǐ shì gè dà lǎobǎn，chūshǒu jìushì dàfāng 。): "In the end is a big boss, the shot is generous."
• 到底是个高手，这么快就把问题解决了！"Heisamaster,afterall...") (dàodǐ shì gè gāoshǒu，zhèyāo kuài jìu bǎ wèntí jiějué le！"He is a master, after all...")): "In the end is a master, so quickly solved the problem! "Heisamaster, afterall ...")"
• 到底还是孩子，有些事情他不懂是很正常的。 (dàodǐ huán shì háizǐ，yǒuxiē shìqíng tā bù dǒng shì hěn zhèngcháng de 。): "In the end, it is still a child, and it is normal for him not to understand some things."
• 你到底怎么了？ (nǐ dàodǐ zěnyāo le ？): "What happened to you?"
• 到底怎么走？ (dàodǐ zěnyāo zǒu ？): "What the hell is going on?"

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