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竟 jìng

finally, after all, at last; indeed; unexpected

Strokes
11
Level
HSK 4
Radical
立
Type
Ideograph
Made of 音儿 ⿱音儿

Memory hint: A person 儿 finishing a musical piece 音

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  1. 他竟然忘了我的生日。
    Tā jìngrán wàng le wǒ de shēngrì.
    He actually forgot my birthday.
    he unexpectedly forget (particle) I (possessive) birthday
  2. 这究竟是怎么回事？
    Zhè jiūjìng shì zěnme huí shì?
    What exactly happened here?
    this after-all is how return matter
  3. 你究竟想说什么，快说吧。
    Nǐ jiūjìng xiǎng shuō shénme, kuài shuō ba.
    What exactly do you want to say, hurry and say it.
    you after-all want say what, quickly say (suggestion)
  4. 这件事毕竟不是小事，别不当回事。
    Zhè jiàn shì bìjìng bú shì xiǎo shì, bié bú dàng huí shì.
    This matter is a big deal after all, don't take it lightly.
    this (measure) matter after-all not is small matter, don't not treat return matter
  5. 考试结果出来以前，他竟然一点儿也不紧张。
    Kǎoshì jiéguǒ chūlái yǐqián, tā jìngrán yìdiǎnr yě bù jǐnzhāng.
    Before the exam results came out, he wasn't nervous at all, surprisingly.
    exam result come-out before, he surprisingly a-little also not nervous

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