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Getting to the Bottom of 到底

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ID: QW0191 Intermediate
到底 (dàodǐ) can be confusing to learners, largely because it actually has several totally different uses. In this lesson, the Qing Wen team examines the three main uses of the word, and even shares its theme song. So are you going to learn this Chinese or not?! (Translate that sentence into Chinese. Hint: it uses 到底.)
Connie,John,Liliana
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到底
dàodǐ 到底
really, to the very end, after all
第一种是我们经常在问句里看到
dìyīzhǒng 第一种shì 是wǒmen 我们jīngcháng 经常zài 在wèn 问jù 句lǐ 里kàndào 看到
The first kind is often seen in question sentences.
你到底爱不爱我
nǐ 你dàodǐ 到底ài 爱bu 不ài 爱wǒ 我
Do you love me or not?
你一会儿说要去一会儿说不去你到底去不去
nǐ 你yīhuǐr 一会儿shuō 说yào 要qù 去yīhuǐr 一会儿shuō 说bù 不qù 去nǐ 你dàodǐ 到底qù 去bu 不qù 去
One minute you say you're going, the next you say you're not. Are you going or not?
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