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究竟

jiūjìng

1. adverb on earth; exactly (pressing a question)

   这究竟是怎么回事？

   Zhè jiūjìng shì zěnme huí shì?

   What on earth is going on here?

2. adverb after all; in the end

   他究竟经验丰富，处理得很好。

   Tā jiūjìng jīngyàn fēngfù, chǔlǐ de hěn hǎo.

   He is experienced after all, and handled it well.

3. noun the whole story; what actually happened

   大家都想知道个究竟。

   Dàjiā dōu xiǎng zhīdào ge jiūjìng.

   Everyone wants to get to the bottom of it.

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