歸根結底 guī gēn jié dǐ

DEFINITIONS

  1. in the final analysis
  2. ultimately

CHARACTERS

歸 guī return; return to, revert to
根 gēn
HSK 3
root, base(d on); foundation
結 jié knot, tie; join, connect
底 dǐ
HSK 4
bottom, underneath, underside