HSK 3 · Modal & Attitude

到底

dào dǐ

after all; on earth

Stroke order of 到底

2 characters, 16 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

到 · 8 strokes底 · 8 strokes

Memory trick

Arrival 到 down at the bottom 底 beneath a roof 广: at the very bottom of it.

Parts: 到 arrive (至 + 刂) + 底 bottom (广 + 氐)

The characters in 到底

到 dào — to arrive; to reach (8 strokes)

Example sentence

你到底想吃什么？

What on earth do you want to eat?

Words with 到

找到to find 来到to arrive; to come to 回到to return to 到to arrive; to reach 看到to see 听到to hear 得到to get; to receive 等到by the time; to wait until 到处everywhere 感到to feel 想到to think of 做到to achieve; to manage to do 送到to deliver to 收到to receive 接到to receive 受到to receive; to be given 拿到to get; to obtain 见到to see; to meet

Words with 底

底下under; below 年底end of the year

More words: Modal & Attitude

当然of course 其实actually 确实indeed; really 果然as expected; sure enough 反正anyway 难道could it be that 千万be sure to; ten million 恐怕I'm afraid; perhaps 大概probably; roughly 就是exactly; just 只是only; merely; but 只有only; only if 只好to have no choice but to 不得不to have to 不必need not

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