{"id":15952,"date":"2020-01-15T23:58:17","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T23:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/chinese-grammar\/chinese-grammar-learning-dao-di\/"},"modified":"2020-01-15T23:58:17","modified_gmt":"2020-01-15T23:58:17","slug":"chinese-grammar-learning-dao-di","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chinesemoment.com\/th\/chinese-grammar-learning-dao-di\/","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Grammar learning: \u5230\u5e95"},"content":{"rendered":"

\t\u5230\u5e95 (dàod\u01d0) literally means "to the bottom", and often is used where the speaker wants to get to the bottom of a problem or issue, emphasizing or questioning what the real reason for something is.<\/p>\n

\t\u5230\u5e95 as \u6bd5\u7adf or "in the end"<\/p>\n

\tIt is often used like \u6bd5\u7adf, to mean "after all" or "in the end". When used in this way, \u5230\u5e95 is used to emphasize a reason or characteristic the speaker considers to be most important.<\/p>\n

\tBasic Structure 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t\u5230\u5e95 + reason\/characteristic
\tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n

t\u0101 dàod\u01d0 shì \u0261è dà láob\u01cen, ch\u016bsh\u01d2u h\u011bn dàf\u0101n\u0261.
\t\u4ed6 \u5230\u5e95 \u662f \u4e2a \u5927 \u8001\u677f\uff0c\u51fa\u624b \u5f88 \u5927\u65b9 \u3002<\/div>\n
("He is a high-level boss, after all…")<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

t\u0101 dàod\u01d0 shì \u0261è \u0261\u0101osh\u01d2u\uff0cn\u01d0 h\u011bn nán \u0261\u0113n t\u0101 b\u01d0 !
\t\u4ed6 \u5230\u5e95 \u662f \u4e2a \u9ad8\u624b\uff0c\u4f60 \u5f88 \u96be \u8ddf \u4ed6 \u6bd4 !<\/div>\n
("He is a master, after all…")<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\tBasic Structure 2<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t\u867d\u7136 + A + \u4f46 + \u5230\u5e95 + B + C<\/p>\n

\tIn this structure, A and B are reasons or characteristics, and C is a result or conclusion.<\/p>\n

\tExamples<\/strong> \t<\/p>\n

su\u012brán fán\u0261zi h\u011bn xi\u01ceo, dàn dàod\u01d0 shì zìj\u01d0 ji\u0101, zhù zhe sh\u016bfu.
\t\u867d\u7136 \u623f\u5b50 \u5f88 \u5c0f\uff0c\u4f46 \u5230\u5e95 \u662f \u81ea\u5df1 \u5bb6\uff0c\u4f4f \u7740 \u8212\u670d \u3002<\/div>\n
Even though the apartment is small, and just for one person after all, it's still comfortable.<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

su\u012brán t\u0101 zuòcuò le shìqín\u0261\uff0cdànshì t\u0101 dàod\u01d0 háishì \u0261è xi\u01ceoháiér\uff0cn\u01d0 jiù bié d\u01ce t\u0101 le\u3002
\t\u867d\u7136 \u4ed6 \u505a\u9519 \u4e86 \u4e8b\u60c5\uff0c\u4f46\u662f \u4ed6 \u5230\u5e95 \u8fd8\u662f \u4e2a \u5c0f\u5b69\u513f\uff0c\u4f60 \u5c31 \u522b \u6253 \u4ed6 \u4e86\u3002<\/div>\n
Although he's done bad things, he is only a child after all, so don't hit him.<\/div>\n<\/p>\n

\t\u5230\u5e95 as \u7a76\u7adf or "on earth"<\/p>\n

\t\u5230\u5e95 can be used to mean "on earth", where it is used to emphasize a question. In this sense, \u5230\u5e95 is similar to \u7a76\u7adf.
\tBasic Structure<\/strong><\/p>\n

\t\u5230\u5e95+question phrase<\/p>\n

\tExamples<\/strong><\/p>\n

n\u01d0 dàod\u01d0 z\u011bnme le\uff1f
\t\u4f60 \u5230\u5e95 \u600e\u4e48 \u4e86\uff1f<\/div>\n
What on earth is up with you?<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

dàod\u01d0 z\u011bnme z\u01d2u\uff1f
\t\u5230\u5e95 \u600e\u4e48 \u8d70\uff1f<\/div>\n
How on earth do we get there?<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

nèiji\u0101n dàod\u01d0 shì shuí\uff1f
\t\u5185\u5978 \u5230\u5e95 \u662f \u8c01\uff1f<\/div>\n
Who on earth is the mole?<\/div>\n

\t<\/p>\n

n\u01d0zuìd\u012bjià dàod\u01d0 shì du\u014dsh\u01ceo\uff1fw\u01d2 bú xi\u01cen\u0261 \u0261\u0113n n\u01d0 ji\u01cen\u0261jià!
\t\u4f60\u6700\u4f4e\u4ef7 \u5230\u5e95 \u662f \u591a\u5c11\uff1f\u6211 \u4e0d \u60f3 \u8ddf \u4f60 \u8bb2\u4ef7! <\/div>\n
Come on, give me your lowest price, I'm not in the mood for haggling.<\/div><\/p>\n