垫
底

To put sth on the bottom in Chinese: 垫底 (diàn dǐ)

diàn dǐ

to put sth on the bottom

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9Traditional: 墊底1 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1to put sth on the bottom
  2. 2to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime
  3. 3to lay the foundation
  4. 4to come last in the rankings

Stroke order

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垫
底

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧㄢˋ

diàn

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

ㄉㄧˇ

dǐ

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

垫底

Simplified

墊底

Traditional

Example sentences

See 垫底 used in real sentences with pinyin and English translations.

  • 开饭前先吃点东西垫底。

    kāi fàn qián xiān chī diǎn dōng xī diàn dǐ。

    Eat a little to tide yourself over before the meal.

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Related words

底

dǐ

background

垫

diàn

pad

到底

dào dǐ

finally

彻底

chè dǐ

thorough

底下

dǐ xia

the location below sth

年底

nián dǐ

the end of the year

月底

yuè dǐ

end of the month

海底

hǎi dǐ

seabed

底层

dǐ céng

ground or first floor

底线

dǐ xiàn

bottom line

底蕴

dǐ yùn

inside information

底子

dǐ zi

base

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