竟 jìng

  1. jìng adverb actually; in the end
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 到底 (CC-CEDICT '竟'; Guoyu '竟' adv 2)
  2. jìng adverb unexpectedly; to go so far as to
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 居然 (CC-CEDICT '竟'; Guoyu '竟' adv 1)
  3. jìng verb to end; to finish
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 完成 (Guoyu '竟' v 2)
  4. jìng adjective all; entire
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 全 (Guoyu '竟' adj)
  5. jìng adverb directly
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 直接 (Guoyu '竟' adv 3)
  6. jìng verb to investigate
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 追究 (Guoyu '竟' v 3)

Contained in

  • 未竟 unfinished; incomplete
  • 一探究竟 to check out; to investigate
  • 有志者事竟成 a really determined person will find a solution; where there's a will, there's a way
  • 迄竟 in the end
  • 毕竟(畢竟) after all; all in all
  • 竟然 unexpectedly
  • 有志竟成 persevere and you will succeed; where there's a will, there's a way
  • 究竟 after all; actually; in the end ; outcome; result ; to thoroughly understand ; to complete; to finish
  • 竟敢 to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
  • 未竟之志 unfulfilled ambition

Also contained in

竟陵 、 竟陵郡

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