究竟 - Exactly - Traditional Chinese word mnemonic

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exactly

究

to research

竟

actually

jiu4jing4 • jiùjìng

exactly

actually, after all

We use the word 究竟 exactly to describe something that we have roughly 究 researched to confirm it has 竟 actually happened.

你究竟要什麼？

What do you want, exactly?

她究竟是誰？

Who exactly is she?

他究竟在想什麼？

What exactly is he thinking?