到底 dàodǐ▶ Đến cùng

Stroke order

到底 is written in 16 strokes across 2 characters.

• 到 — 8 strokes
• 底 — 8 strokes

Senses

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

Example sentences

• 你到底想说什么？Nǐ dàodǐ xiǎng shuō shénme?What on earth do you want to say?
• 这件事到底怎么样了？Zhè jiàn shì dàodǐ zěnmeyàng le?How did this matter turn out in the end?

Related words

• 底đáy
• 到处khắp nơi
• 受到Chịu đựng
• 到达Đến
• 周到chu đáo
• 彻底kỹ lưỡng

到底 is pronounced dàodǐ and means “Đến cùng”. HSK 4 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 到底 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.