究 (gau3 | jiu1 jiu4) : investigate; dig into; after all

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究

gau3

jiu1 jiu4

[1] [v] investigate; dig into; study carefully
[2] [adv] after all; actually; really

Pinyin jiu1 is China reading; jiu4 is Taiwan reading.

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Stroke count: 7

Level: 2

Radical: 穴 (#116)

This character is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

究

Don't confuse with:
突

This word has been viewed 9682 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by sheik on 18th Mar 2007 21:22 and last edited on 19th Feb 2014 00:46

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研究生 jin4 gau3 saang1 yan2 jiu1 sheng1 = postgraduate student

究竟 gau3 ging2 jiu4 jing4 (Taiwan), jiu1 jing4 (PRC) = [1] actually [2] after all; in the end

研究 jin4 gau3 yan2 jiu4 (Taiwan), yan2 jiu1 (PRC) = research

研究所 jin4 gau3 so2 yan2 jiu4 suo3 (Taiwan), yan2 jiu1 suo3 (PRC) = research institution; graduate school (Taiwan)

追究 zeoi1 gau3 zhui1 jiu4 (Taiwan), zhui1 jiu1 (PRC) = to investigate; to look into

終究 zung1 gau3 zhong1 jiu4 (Taiwan), zhong1 jiu1 (PRC) = in the end; after all is said and done

講究 gong2 gau3 jiang3 jiu4 (Taiwan), jiang3 jiu1 (PRC) = to pay particular attention to; aesthetic; exquisite

研究員 jin4 gau3 jyun4 yan2 jiu4 yuan2 (Taiwan), yan2 jiu1 yuan2 (PRC) = researcher

尋根究底 cam4 gan1 gau3 dai2 xun2 gen1 jiu4 di3 (Taiwan), xun2 gen1 jiu1 di3 (PRC) = inquire deeply into

深入研究 sam1 jap6 jin4 gau3 shen1 ru4 yan2 jiu4 (Taiwan), shen1 ru4 yan2 jiu1 (PRC) = lucubrate (produce scholarship); deep research
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Showing all 6 examples containing 究

可惡，究竟係咩事呀。粵
Ugh, what actually happened [just now]?
[This is a common phrase in some TV shows. 可惡 is an interjection meaning "ugh". 究竟係咩事呀 is a shorter form of 究竟係發生咩事呀, so literally we have "ugh, actually is happen what?"]

究竟有雞先，定係有蛋先呢？粵 ?!
Actually, does chicken come first or egg first?

他生性好奇, 甚麼事情都要研究一番。國
He is born curious and likes to look into every single thing.

考古學係一門研究人類文化同歷史嘅學科粵
Archeology is a science that studies human cultures and history

究竟佢喺度打咩鬼主意？
What's evil plan is he actually executing?

科學家係用科學方法做研究嘅人粵
A scientist is someone who does research using scientific methods.

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