dàotóulái
in the end; finally
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【法】 in the event
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dào tóu lái
adv. finally, in the end
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dao4 tou2 lai2
in the end, finally, as a result
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到头来
dào tóu lái
（到末了; 结果） in the end; finally; eventually:
做坏事的人到头来总会遭报应的。 Evildoers are bound to be punished in the end.
到头来，竹篮打水一场空。 Finally, it is like drawing water with a sieve.
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到頭來|到头来 [dào tóu lái] ► in the end ► finally ► as a result
Chinese-English dictionary. Academic. 2013.