底

Background in Chinese: 底 (dǐ)

dǐ

background

HSK 3.0 Level 41 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1background
  2. 2bottom
  3. 3base
  4. 4end (of the month, year etc)
  5. 5remnants
  6. 6(math.) radix
  7. 7base

Stroke order

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底

Zhuyin

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ㄉㄧˇ

dǐ

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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

  • 井底之蛙。

    jǐng dǐ zhī wā。

    The frog in the well.

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Related words

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

垫底

diàn dǐ

to put sth on the bottom

功底

gōng dǐ

training in the basic skills

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