dào​tóu​lái HSK7

in the end

到头来 (到頭來) dào​tóu​lái
in the end adverb
finally; as a result of a process or series of events, often implying an unexpected or futile outcome

He worked hard for many years, but in the end, he got nothing.

Frequency

Movie subtitles
4.02 per million appears in 2% of films
Written text
3.50 per million

Details

HSK 3.0
Level 7

Sources

Definitions
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