竟 (jìng) means "Unexpectedly; actually; to finish" in Chinese. It has 11 strokes with the radical 立, and is HSK Level 4. Difficulty: 3.9/5.
Unexpectedly; actually; to finish
The character 竟 (jìng) is written with 11 strokes. Follow the standard Chinese stroke order: top to bottom, left to right, outside before inside. The radical 立 is one of its key components.
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竟 is pronounced jìng in Mandarin Chinese. It means Unexpectedly; actually; to finish.
As an HSK Level 4 character, 竟 is an intermediate-level character.
他竟然忘了我的名字。
tā jìng rán wàng le wǒ de míng zì
He actually forgot my name.
他毕竟还是个孩子。
tā bì jìng hái shì gè hái zi
After all, he is still a child.
你究竟想说什么?
nǐ jiū jìng xiǎng shuō shén me
What exactly do you want to say?
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