HSK 4 Adverbs
毕竟
After all with 毕竟
Structure 毕竟 + underlying reason
毕竟 (bìjìng) points to an underlying fact that explains everything: "after all, when it comes down to it". 他毕竟还是个孩子 = "he’s a child, after all" (don’t expect more). It justifies or qualifies by appealing to the essence of the matter.
Examples
- 他毕竟还是个孩子。
He’s a child, after all.
- 毕竟是第一次,别太紧张。
It’s your first time, after all—don’t be so nervous.
- 这里毕竟是大城市。
This is a big city, after all.
Levels are indicative: they follow the standard Chinese Grammar Wiki (AllSet Learning) progression, not an official HSK 3.0 mapping. We never assign levels by eye.