| Trad. | Simp. | Pinyin | English |
| 畢竟 | 毕竟 | bì jìng | after all; all in all; when all is said and done; in the final analysis; after all |
| 教授畢竟是教授 | 教授毕竟是教授 | jiào shòu bì jìng shì jiào shòu | professors are (after all) professors |
| 竟 | jìng | unexpectedly; actually; to go so far as to; indeed | |
| 竟然 | jìng rán | unexpectedly | |
| 究竟 | jiū jìng | after all (when all is said and done); actually; outcome; result | |
| 有志者事竟成 | yǒu zhì zhě shì jìng chéng | where there is a will, there is a way |
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