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到头来

dào tóu lái · dao tou lai

Traditional 到頭來

Meaning

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他(tā)忙(máng)了(le)一(yì)整(zhěng)天(tiān)，到(dào)头(tóu)来(lái)什(shén)么(me)也(yě)没(méi)做(zuò)成(chéng)。

He was busy all day, but in the end he accomplished nothing.

我(wǒ)们(men)找(zhǎo)了(le)半(bàn)天(tiān)，到(dào)头(tóu)来(lái)还(hái)是(shì)走(zǒu)错(cuò)了(le)路(lù)。

We searched for a long time, but in the end we still took the wrong road.

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