dào
tóu
lái

HSK 7-9
common
idiom

Meaning of 到头来

到头来 means in the end; eventually; as it turns out. Pronounced dào tóu lái. HSK 7-9.

  • in the end; eventually; as it turns out

Definitions & Examples

fèi
jìn
xīn
xiǎng
wǎng
shàng
 
dào
tóu
lái
què
luò
de
chǎng
kōng
 

He exhausted his mind trying to climb the ladder, but in the end, he ended up with nothing.

men
chǎo
lái
chǎo
 
dào
tóu
lái
wèn
hái
shì
méi
jiě
jué
 

They argued back and forth, but as it turned out, the problem still wasn't resolved.

Suàn
bié
rén
de
rén
 
dào
tóu
lái
wǎng
wǎng
hài
le
 

Those who scheme against others often end up harming themselves.

Máng
huó
le
zhěng
tiān
 
dào
tóu
lái
xiàn
quán
dōu
shì
yòng
gōng
 

I worked hard all day, only to find out in the end it was all wasted effort.