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到底

dào dǐ
HSK 2.0 Level 4 HSK 3.0 Level 3

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Definitions

  1. 1. finally
  2. 2. in the end
  3. 3. when all is said and done
  4. 4. after all
  5. 5. to the end
  6. 6. to the last

Words Containing 到底

说到底
shuō dào dǐ

in the final analysis

归根到底
guī gēn dào dǐ

after all

拼到底
pīn dào dǐ

to brave it out

强辩到底
qiǎng biàn dào dǐ

to argue endlessly

打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ

to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

Child Words of 到底

底
de

(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

到
dào

to reach; to arrive

底
dǐ

background