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毕竟 (bì jìng) — after all, ultimately

Definition

毕竟 is the everyday 'after all' used to concede a fact before drawing a conclusion. 终究 (zhōngjiū) is similar but more emphatic and inevitable-sounding, often paired with 会 or 还是.

adverb
after allultimately

Examples

  • 毕竟，。
    Tā bì jìng shì dì yī cì lái zhōng guó, suǒ yǐ bú tài xí guàn.
    After all, she's here in China for the first time, so she's not quite used to it.
  • ，毕竟。
    Suī rán gōng zuò hěn máng, dàn bì jìng shēn tǐ zuì zhòng yào.
    Although work is busy, after all, health is the most important.
  • 毕竟，。
    Tā bì jìng shì gè dà xué shēng, yīng gāi zhī dào zěn me zuò.
    After all, he's a college student; he should know how to do it.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

毕bìcomplete
竟jìngend

毕 (complete) and 竟 (end) both point to the final outcome, meaning after all.

Characters in this word

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 畢; 毕 is its simplified writing.

The traditional form 畢 combines 田 (field) and 𠦒 (net), showing a net used for hunting in a field.

Open 毕 →

Two or more meaningful parts placed together so that their meanings combine into a new one.

The origin is uncertain, but one old reading sees 竟 as 音 (sound) with 儿 (a person), meaning a person has spoken.

Open 竟 →

Grammar

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