Chinese

到底

/tɑʊ̯⁵¹ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/
actually; exactly
  • HSK 3
  • TOCFL 5

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  • characterChinese到 “to arrive at a destination; to reach a destination; to get to”
    • meaningChinese至 “to reach; to arrive”
    • soundChinese刀 “knife; blade (Classifier: 把 m c g h j mb md w x; 張／张 c h; 叢／丛 mn; 支 mn mn-t)”
  • characterChinese底 “bottom; underneath; underside”
    • meaningChinese广 “house built to depend on a cliff”
    • soundChinese氐 “Di (ethnic group)”
      • componentChinese氏 “clan; family; lineage; hereditary house”
      • componentChinese一 “one”

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