Expressing "in the end" with "jiujing"

Nível: HSK 4 | Categoria: Gramática

Explicação da Regra:

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 , but a bit more formal. These questions are aimed at finding out a specific piece of info, such as a name or time. 究竟 + Question Word 究竟 ＋ Verb ＋ 没 / 不 ＋ Verb

Exemplos com Falantes Nativos:

• 这个人究竟是谁？ (zhè gè rén jīujìng shì shúi ？): "Who is this person?"
• 你究竟是做什么的？ (nǐ jīujìng shì zuò shíyāo de ？): "What are you doing?"
• 他们究竟什么时候到？ (tāmen jīujìng shíyāo shíhòu dào ？): "When will they arrive?"
• 我们究竟还要等多久？ (wǒmen jīujìng huán yào děng duōjǐu ？): "How long do we have to wait?"
• 你们究竟想让我怎么做？ (nǐmen jīujìng xiǎng ràng wǒ zěnyāo zuò ？): "What exactly do you want me to do?"

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