到頭來

到头来
dàotóulái
  1. in the end
  2. finally
  3. as a result

CEDICT

Entry Composition

1 到頭 dàotóu
  1. to the end (of)
  2. at the end of
  3. in the end
  4. to come to an end
2 來 lái
  1. to come
  2. (used as a substitute for a more specific verb)
  3. hither (directional complement for motion toward the speaker, as in 回來 huílai)
  4. ever since (as in 自古以來 zìgǔyǐlái)
  5. for the past (amount of time)
  6. (prefix) the coming ...; the next ... (as in 來世 láishì)
  7. (between two verbs) in order to
  8. (after a round number) approximately
  9. (used after 得 dé to indicate possibility, as in 談得來 tándelái, or after 不 bù to indicate impossibility, as in 吃不來 chībulái)