到头来/到頭來 dào tóu lái — in the end

Meanings

1. 1

   in the end

   in the end; finally; as a result

   adverb

Character breakdown

• 到

  dào (fourth tone, falling)

  to arrive, to reach, to get to; to go to; up to, until; (as a verb complement) successfully

  8 strokes⿰至刂Radical 刀

Words containing 到

• 到dào (fourth tone, falling)to arrive, to get to
• 看到kàn (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)to see
• 找到zhǎo (third tone, dipping) dào (fourth tone, falling)to find
• 得到dé (second tone, rising) dào (fourth tone, falling)to get
• 见到/見到jiàn (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)to see
• 想到xiǎng (third tone, dipping) dào (fourth tone, falling)to think of
• 感到gǎn (third tone, dipping) dào (fourth tone, falling)to feel; to sense; to perceive
• 做到zuò (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)to accomplish
• 受到shòu (fourth tone, falling) dào (fourth tone, falling)to receive
• 听到/聽到tīng (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling)to hear
• 来到/來到lái (second tone, rising) dào (fourth tone, falling)to arrive; to come
• 回到huí (second tone, rising) dào (fourth tone, falling)to return to
• 遇到yùdào (fourth tone, falling)to run into, to bump into (by chance)
• 收到shōu (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling)to receive
• 达到/達到dá (second tone, rising) dào (fourth tone, falling)to reach
• 直到zhí (second tone, rising) dào (fourth tone, falling)until
• 接到jiē (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling)to receive (letter etc)
• 到底dàodǐ (fourth tone, falling)after all, when it comes down to it; (in questions) just what/who/why…