终究

終究

zhōngjiū

adverb HSK 7-9 #7,734

Meanings

1 after all
2 in the end
3 eventually

Characters

investigate; after all

Examples

HSK 4

他终究还是选择了离开。

Tā zhōngjiū háishì xuǎnzé le líkāi.

He ultimately chose to leave after all.

HSK 5

真相终究会大白。

Zhēnxiàng zhōngjiū huì dàbái.

The truth will come out in the end.

Tips

usage

终究 is interchangeable with 毕竟 in many contexts, but 终究 emphasizes the inevitable outcome over time, while 毕竟 emphasizes the underlying reason.

Stroke Order

终 zhōng

究 jiū