到底 (dàodǐ) means Finally (in the end - to the end). Below are 5 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
你 到底 想说什么？
Nǐ dàodǐ xiǎng shuō shénme?
What on earth do you want to say?
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 到底
这件事 到底 是谁做的？
Zhè jiàn shì dàodǐ shì shéi zuò de?
Who on earth did this?
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 到底
这项政策必须贯彻 到底 。
Zhè xiàng zhèngcè bìxū guànchè dàodǐ.
This policy must be carried through to the end.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贯彻
归根 到底 ，还是准备得不够。
Guī gēn dào dǐ, háishi zhǔnbèi de bú gòu.
In the final analysis, the preparation simply was not enough.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 归根到底
归根 到底 ，这件事要靠自己解决。
Guī gēn dào dǐ, zhè jiàn shì yào kào zìjǐ jiějué.
When all is said and done, this has to be sorted out by yourself.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 归根到底
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Words that contain 到底
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Questions about 到底
How is 到底 used in a sentence?
This page shows 5 sentences using 到底 (dàodǐ, "Finally (in the end - to the end)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 到底 an HSK word?
Yes — 到底 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 到底?
The dictionary page for 到底 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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