归根到底 guīgēndàodǐ▶ en todo momento y lugar

Stroke order

归根到底 is written in 31 strokes across 4 characters.

• 归 — 5 strokes
• 根 — 10 strokes
• 到 — 8 strokes
• 底 — 8 strokes

Senses

1. after all
2. in the final analysis
3. ultimately

Related words

• 归还regresar
• 根源raíz
• 恰到好处perfecto; justo
• 根深蒂固estar profundamente arraigado; enraizado
• 根raíz
• 到达Llegar

归根到底 is pronounced guīgēndàodǐ and means “en todo momento y lugar”. You will meet it in HSK 6, a band of the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi — the standard test of Chinese proficiency. Most learners can pick 归根到底 out of a list long before they can reach for it unprompted, and the gap between those two closes only with repeated recall. LexiTrail schedules the next sighting from how well you did on the last.