Usage note
用于问清楚最后的结果或真正的情况。
yòng yú wèn qīng chǔ zuì hòu de jié guǒ huò zhēn zhèng de qíng kuàng.
Used to ask about the final result or the real situation.
Context note
常放在问句里，表示很想知道答案。
cháng fàng zài wèn jù lǐ, biǎo shì hěn xiǎng zhī dào dá àn.
It is often used in questions to show that you want to know the answer.
5 examples
你究竟去了哪里。
nǐ jiū jìng qù le nǎ lǐ。
Where on earth did you go.
这本书究竟是谁的。
zhè běn shū jiū jìng shì shuí de。
Whose book is this after all.
他究竟为什么哭。
tā jiū jìng wèi shén me kū。
Why is he crying after all.
比赛究竟谁赢了。
bǐ sài jiū jìng shuí yíng le。
Who won the game after all.
你究竟想吃苹果还是香蕉。
nǐ jiū jìng xiǎng chī píng guǒ hái shì xiāng jiāo。
After all, do you want to eat an apple or a banana.
5 mini stories
你究竟去了哪里。大家都很担心你。
nǐ jiū jìng qù le nǎ lǐ。 dà jiā dōu hěn dān xīn nǐ。
Where on earth did you go. Everyone was worried about you.
这本书究竟是谁的。请举手告诉老师。
zhè běn shū jiū jìng shì shuí de。 qǐng jǔ shǒu gào sù lǎo shī。
Whose book is this after all. Please raise your hand and tell the teacher.
他究竟为什么哭。我们轻声问他。
tā jiū jìng wèi shén me kū。 wǒ men qīng shēng wèn tā。
Why is he crying after all. We asked him softly.
比赛究竟谁赢了。大家一起看结果。
bǐ sài jiū jìng shuí yíng le。 dà jiā yì qǐ kàn jié guǒ。
Who won the game after all. Everyone looked at the result together.
你究竟想吃苹果还是香蕉。告诉我就行。
nǐ jiū jìng xiǎng chī píng guǒ hái shì xiāng jiāo。 gào sù wǒ jiù xíng。
After all, do you want to eat an apple or a banana. Just tell me.
Mini dialogue
找铅笔
A
我的铅笔究竟在哪里？我找不到。
Wǒ de qiānbǐ jiūjìng zài nǎlǐ? Wǒ zhǎo bù dào.
Where on earth is my pencil? I can't find it.
B
别着急，我们一起来看看究竟在不在书包里。
Bié zhāojí, wǒmen yīqǐ lái kànkan jiūjìng zài bù zài shūbāo lǐ.
Don't worry, let's check together whether it's actually in the schoolbag.
谁吃了饼干
A
究竟是谁吃了我的饼干？
Jiūjìng shì shéi chī le wǒ de bǐnggān?
Who on earth ate my cookie?
B
我不知道，我们问问妈妈究竟发生了什么。
Wǒ bù zhīdào, wǒmen wènwen māma jiūjìng fāshēng le shénme.
I don't know, let's ask Mom what actually happened.
Related words and contrasts
similar
到底
dàodǐ
on earth; after all
Both are used in questions to show strong curiosity or impatience.
related
结果
jiéguǒ
result; in the end
究竟 can be used to ask about the final result or truth of something.