in the end (adv.)
HSK 4
Traditional
到底 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他到底去哪里了？ tā dàodǐ qù nǎlǐ le? - Where on earth did he go?
你到底在做什么？ nǐ dàodǐ zài zuò shénme? - What on earth are you doing?
他到底想说什么？ tā dàodǐ xiǎng shuō shénme? - What on earth does he want to say?
这件事到底是怎么回事？ zhè jiàn shì dàodǐ shì zěnme huíshì? - What on earth happened with this matter?
他们到底什么时候会到达？ tāmen dàodǐ shénme shíhou huì dàodá? - When on earth will they arrive?
Phrases
归根到底 guī gēn dào dǐ - in the final analysis; in the long run () | HSK 6
Characters
到 dào - to arrive; to get to | HSK 2
底 dǐ - bottom | HSK 4