Chinese Word: 竟 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

竟HSK 4

Pinyin: jìng

English Definition: unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed

Chinese Definition:
①终了，完毕：继承先烈未竟的事业。
②到底，终于：毕竟。有志者事竟成。
③整，从头到尾：竟日。竟夜。
④居然，表示出乎意料：竟然。竟至(竟然至于)。竟自(竟然)。

Total strokes: 11; Radical: 立

Ideographic: A person 儿 finishing a musical piece 音

Character Formation:

⿱ Above to below
- 音 [ yīn ] sound, tone, pitch, pronunciation
- 儿 [ ér ] son, child

Similar Characters: 竞

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Example Words

究竟	jiū jìng	to go to the bottom of a matter; after all; when all is said and done; (in an interrogative sentence) finally; outcome; result	HSK 4
毕竟	bì jìng	after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis	HSK 5
竟然	jìng rán	unexpectedly; to one's surprise; in spite of everything; in that crazy way; actually; to go as far as to	HSK 4
竟敢	jìng gǎn	to have the impertinence; to have the cheek to
未竟	wèi jìng	unfinished; incomplete

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Example Sentences

1		nǐ men 你们 jìng 竟 méi yǒu 没有 tīng cóng 听从 wǒ 我 de 的 huà 话。 Yet you have disobeyed me.
2		nǐ men 你们 jìng 竟 bù 不 tīng cóng 听从 wǒ 我 de 的 huà 话。 But you have not listened to me.
3		wǒ 我 zǒu jìn 走近 tā 它， shēn chū 伸出 wǒ 我 de 的 shǒu 手， ào sī kǎ 奥斯卡 rèn zhēn 认真 dì 地 xiù 嗅 le 了 xiù 嗅， rán hòu 然后 zhàn 站 qǐ shēn 起身， xiàng 向 wǒ 我 zǒu 走 lái 来， zhè cì 这次 jìng 竟 yuàn yì 愿意 ràng 让 wǒ 我 qīng qīng 轻轻 dì 地 zài 在 tā 它 ěr gēn 耳根 hòu 后 lv 捋 zhe 着 tā 它 de 的 máo 毛。 I reached over and offered my hand. Oscar sniffed it intently, then stood up to move toward me, allowing me to gently scratch him behind the ears.
4		“ wǒ 我 wǎng 往 wài miàn 外面 kàn 看， fā xiàn 发现 tā men 他们 zài 在 jiē qū 街区 bù 不 yuǎn chù 远处 lǒu bào 搂抱 jiē wěn 接吻， wǒ 我 wán quán 完全 bù 不 rèn shí 认识 zhè 这 xiǎo huǒ zi 小伙子， ” tā 她 shuō 说， “ wǒ 我 bù 不 zhī dào 知道 kǎo tè ní 考特尼 jìng 竟 zhè 这 me 么 xǐ huān 喜欢 nán hái 男孩。 ” "I look outside,and there's Courtney, down the block, arm in arm, kissing this guy I had no idea about," she says.
5		yǒu 有 yī 一 tiān 天， wǒ 我 jìng 竟 wàng jì 忘记 le 了 wèi 喂 ér zi 儿子 chī fàn 吃饭。 One day I forgot to feed my son.

More Sentences

1		nǐ men 你们 jìng 竟 méi yǒu 没有 tīng cóng 听从 wǒ 我 de 的 huà 话。 Yet you have disobeyed me.
2		nǐ men 你们 jìng 竟 bù 不 tīng cóng 听从 wǒ 我 de 的 huà 话。 But you have not listened to me.
3		wǒ 我 zǒu jìn 走近 tā 它， shēn chū 伸出 wǒ 我 de 的 shǒu 手， ào sī kǎ 奥斯卡 rèn zhēn 认真 dì 地 xiù 嗅 le 了 xiù 嗅， rán hòu 然后 zhàn 站 qǐ shēn 起身， xiàng 向 wǒ 我 zǒu 走 lái 来， zhè cì 这次 jìng 竟 yuàn yì 愿意 ràng 让 wǒ 我 qīng qīng 轻轻 dì 地 zài 在 tā 它 ěr gēn 耳根 hòu 后 lv 捋 zhe 着 tā 它 de 的 máo 毛。 I reached over and offered my hand. Oscar sniffed it intently, then stood up to move toward me, allowing me to gently scratch him behind the ears.
4		“ wǒ 我 wǎng 往 wài miàn 外面 kàn 看， fā xiàn 发现 tā men 他们 zài 在 jiē qū 街区 bù 不 yuǎn chù 远处 lǒu bào 搂抱 jiē wěn 接吻， wǒ 我 wán quán 完全 bù 不 rèn shí 认识 zhè 这 xiǎo huǒ zi 小伙子， ” tā 她 shuō 说， “ wǒ 我 bù 不 zhī dào 知道 kǎo tè ní 考特尼 jìng 竟 zhè 这 me 么 xǐ huān 喜欢 nán hái 男孩。 ” "I look outside,and there's Courtney, down the block, arm in arm, kissing this guy I had no idea about," she says.
5		yǒu 有 yī 一 tiān 天， wǒ 我 jìng 竟 wàng jì 忘记 le 了 wèi 喂 ér zi 儿子 chī fàn 吃饭。 One day I forgot to feed my son.

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