# 归根到底 (guīgēndàodǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 归根到底 (guīgēndàodǐ) means “in the final analysis”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: in the final analysis
- Pinyin: guīgēndàodǐ (gui1 gen1 dao4 di3)
- Traditional: 歸根到底
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 6

## Examples

- 归根到底，这只是个误会。
  Guīgēndàodǐ, zhè zhǐshì gè wùhuì.
  In the final analysis, this is just a misunderstanding.

## Characters

- [归](https://hanziro.com/word/gui-belong/) (guī): to belong to; to return to
- [根](https://hanziro.com/word/gen-root/) (gēn): root; basis
- [到](https://hanziro.com/word/dao-arrive/) (dào): to arrive; to reach
- [底](https://hanziro.com/word/di-bottom/) (dǐ): bottom; end (of year, month)

https://hanziro.com/word/gui-gen-dao-di-in-final-analysis/

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