HSK 3-4
到底 (dàodǐ) — 'on earth / exactly / after all'
Used in questions to press for the real answer. Adds emphasis like 'exactly' or 'on earth' in English. Appears in both questions and statements.
Hear It in Real Episodes
This pattern appears in 1 Fluentide episode:
Related Grammar Patterns
不管...都...Reach for this when you want to say 'no matter what/who/when...像...一样To look like... / To be the same as... . Used to make compar...X 越来越 + Adj'More and more X.' Describes a state changing continuously i...光是...，就...Reach for 光是...就... when you want to dramatize a number or a...从……到……再到……Used to list a sequence of events, places, or situations, em...从...以后Since... / From [time/event] onwards