说到底說到底 shuō dào dǐ — in the final analysis
shuō (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling) dǐ (third tone, dipping)shuo1 dao4 di3
Traditional: 說到底
in the final analysis
Levels 7–9· 2021 three-band, nine-level proficiency standardexpression
Meanings
in the final analysis
in the final analysis; in the end
expression
Character breakdown
Words containing 说
- 说說shuō (first tone, high and level)to say, to speak
- 说话說話shuōhuà (first tone, high and level)to talk, to speak
- 说明說明shuō (first tone, high and level) míng (second tone, rising)to explain
- 听说聽說tīng (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level)to hear (sth said)
- 说实话說實話shuō (first tone, high and level) shí (second tone, rising) huà (fourth tone, falling)to speak the truth
- 说法說法shuō (first tone, high and level) fǎ (third tone, dipping)to expound Buddhist teachings
- 再说再說zài (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)to say again
- 小说小說xiǎo (third tone, dipping) shuō (first tone, high and level)novel
- 比如说比如說bǐ (third tone, dipping) rú (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)for example
- 传说傳說chuán (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)legend
- 也就是说也就是說yě (third tone, dipping) jiù (fourth tone, falling) shì (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)in other words
- 据说據說jù (fourth tone, falling) shuō (first tone, high and level)it is said that
- 说不定說不定shuō (first tone, high and level) bu (neutral tone) dìng (fourth tone, falling)can't say for sure
- 说服說服shuō (first tone, high and level) fú (second tone, rising)to persuade
- 说道說道shuō (first tone, high and level) dào (fourth tone, falling)to state
- 说谎說謊shuō (first tone, high and level) huǎng (third tone, dipping)to lie
- 别说別說bié (second tone, rising) shuō (first tone, high and level)to say nothing of; not to mention; let alone
- 虽说雖說suī (first tone, high and level) shuō (first tone, high and level)though
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…