究竟

jiū jìng · jiu jing

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

Meaning

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  1. to go to the bottom of a matter
  2. after all
  3. when all is said and done
  4. (in an interrogative sentence) finally
  5. outcome
  6. result

In a sentence

2 examples
01

那(nà)里(lǐ)究(jiū)竟(jìng)发(fā)生(shēng)了(le)什(shén)么(me)事(shì)?

What exactly happened there?

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02

我(wǒ)们(men)究(jiū)竟(jìng)要(yào)不(bu)要(yào)去(qù),还(hái)没(méi)决(jué)定(dìng)。

Whether we should go or not, we still haven't decided.

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