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到底 (dào dǐ) — Chinese word meaning

HSK 4

到底 (dào dǐ) is a Chinese word: actually, in the end, after all. This page shows its pinyin, translation, example sentences, character breakdown, decomposition, and HSK level.

Meaning of 到底

副 fù adverb

actually, in the end, after all

你到底想要什么？

nǐ dào dǐ xiǎng yào shén me

What do you actually want?

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Word breakdown

到 dào — reaching, arriving at (implies thoroughness)

Words with this character (24)
  • 1 到处 dào chù — everywhere HSK 3
    • 到 to reach, to arrive at
    • 处 place
    Example

    她到处寻找她的钥匙。

    tā dào chù xún zhǎo tā de yào shi

    She looked everywhere for her keys.

  • 2 受到 shòu dào — to receive, to be subjected to HSK 3
    • 受 to receive, to accept
    • 到 indicates achievement or completion of the receiving action
    Example

    这部电影受到观众的好评。

    zhè bù diàn yǐng shòu dào guān zhòng de hǎo píng

    This movie received positive reviews from the audience.

  • 3 得到 dé dào — to get, to obtain HSK 3
    • 得 to get, to obtain (core action of acquiring)
    • 到 to reach, arrive at (indicates successful completion of obtaining)
    Example

    他得到了一份好工作。

    tā dé dào le yī fèn hǎo gōng zuò

    He got a good job.

  • 4 感到 gǎn dào — to feel HSK 3
    • 感 feeling, sense (provides the core meaning of perception/emotion)
    • 到 resultative complement indicating achievement of the feeling state
    Example

    我感到很高兴。

    wǒ gǎn dào hěn gāo xìng

    I feel very happy.

  • 5 收到 shōu dào — to receive HSK 3
    • 收 to receive, to collect
    • 到 result complement indicating successful completion of receiving
    Example

    我收到了你的邮件。

    wǒ shōu dào le nǐ de yóu jiàn

    I received your email.

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底 dǐ — bottom, base (represents getting to the fundamental point)

Words with this character (13)
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Structure & writing
1 到 dào — to arrive; to reach
到 is a component in 1 characters
HSK 4
倒 dǎo to fall down; to topple over

consists of

1.1 至 zhì — to arrive; to reach
至 is a component in 6 characters
HSK 1
到 dào to arrive; to reach
HSK 2
室 shì room; chamber
HSK 3
屋 wū (dial.) house; room; home
HSK 5
致 zhì to give; to express (courtesy, goodwill, etc.) to someone
HSK 6
侄 zhí nephew (son of a brother or male peer; also used for a friend's son)
HSK 7
窒 zhì to obstruct; to choke; to suffocate
1.2 刂 dāo — knife/blade radical (right-side form)
刂 is a component in 38 characters
HSK 1
到 dào to arrive; to reach 前 qián front; the direction one faces (opposite of 后) 师 shī teacher; instructor (one who imparts knowledge or skills) 班 bān a group organized for work or study
HSK 2
别 bié to part; to separate
HSK 3
刚 gāng hard; firm (opposite of "soft") 刮 guā to scrape (a surface with a knife or similar tool to remove something) 刷 shuā brush (a tool made of bristles, palm fiber, etc. for cleaning or applying substances) 刻 kè to carve or engrave patterns or characters on bamboo, wood, jade, stone, metal, etc.
HSK 4
划 huà to divide; to differentiate 列 liè to arrange; to list 则 zé rule, regulation, system 判 pàn to separate; to distinguish 利 lì sharp; keen (opposite of 'blunt')
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剧 jù drama; theatrical play 剩 shèng to remain, to be left over 帅 shuài supreme commander of an army; highest military rank
HSK 5
创 chuàng to start; to do for the first time 删 shān to delete (words or phrases from a text) 刺 cì to pierce; to prick (a sharp object entering or passing through something) 副 fù secondary, auxiliary (opposite of 正) 浏 liú (lit.) clear and limpid (of water)
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罚 fá to punish someone for a mistake or crime
HSK 6
刊 kān to delete and revise 刹 shā to brake; to stop (a vehicle, machine, etc.) 剑 jiàn sword (ancient weapon with a long blade sharpened on both edges and a short hilt; in modern fencing, a slender steel blade with no edge and a small ball at the tip) 割 gē to cut with a knife; to separate 竖 shù upright, vertical, perpendicular to the ground (opposite of '横')
HSK 7
刑 xíng criminal punishment; legal penalty imposed by the state on offenders 刨 páo to dig or excavate by striking downward with a pick, hoe, etc. 剂 jì to regulate; to harmonize 剃 tì to shave off (hair, beard, etc.) with a razor 削 xuē same meaning as 削 (xiāo), mostly used in compound words or idioms
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剔 tī to strip or scrape meat from bone 剖 pōu to cut open; to split open 剥 bō same meaning as 剥 (bāo), used in compound words or idioms, e.g. 剥夺, 生吞活剥 荆 jīng chaste tree (a deciduous shrub with long-stalked palmate leaves, blue-purple flowers, and tough branches used for weaving baskets; branches formerly used as a flogging instrument) 辨 biàn to distinguish; to differentiate

Stroke order

2 底 dǐ — the bottom part (～子, ～儿)

底 is not used as a component in any other character.

consists of

2.1 广 guǎng — wide; broad (opposite of 狭)
广 is a component in 31 characters
HSK 1
床 chuáng bed (furniture for sleeping) 店 diàn shop; store
HSK 3
应 yìng to reply; to answer 康 kāng healthy 矿 kuàng mineral resources
HSK 4
庆 qìng to congratulate; to celebrate 序 xù order; sequence 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿) 度 dù instrument or unit for measuring length 座 zuò seat; honorific term for a high-ranking official in former times
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庭 tíng hall; main room of a house 麻 má herbaceous plant of the hemp family (e.g. cannabis, ramie, abutilon, flax); stem-bark fiber used to make rope and cloth
HSK 5
席 xí mat woven from reed, bamboo, or grass strips, used to cover a bed, floor, or build a shelter 库 kù storehouse; warehouse; storage facility 府 fǔ government office; organ of state power 扩 kuò to expand, enlarge; to increase in scope, scale, or quantity 腐 fǔ to rot; to decay
HSK 6
庄 zhuāng village; rural settlement 庞 páng large (in size or quantity) 廊 láng covered corridor or passageway under eaves
HSK 7
唐 táng boastful; exaggerated (in speech) 庇 bì to shelter, to shield 庙 miào ancestral shrine (where ancestral tablets are enshrined) 废 fèi to discontinue; to stop using 庸 yōng ordinary; mediocre
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廉 lián upright and honest; incorruptible 廓 kuò outer edge or contour of an object 旷 kuàng empty and vast; open and spacious 缠 chán to wind around, to wrap around 遮 zhē to block from view; to obscure 鹰 yīng hawk; eagle (a bird of prey with hooked beak, short neck, feathered legs, and sharp talons)
2.2 氐 dī — ancient ethnic group of northwest China and Sichuan
氐 is a component in 3 characters
HSK 4
低 dī low (opposite of 'high'); close to the ground 底 dǐ the bottom part (～子, ～儿)
HSK 6
抵 dǐ to prop up; to support

Stroke order