底
线

Bottom line in Chinese: 底线 (dǐ xiàn)

dǐ xiàn

bottom line

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

Definitions

  1. 1bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept
  2. 2(sports) baseline
  3. 3(sewing) under thread
  4. 4spy; informer; plant

Stroke order

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底
线

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ㄉㄧˇ

dǐ

ㄉ/ dㄧ/ iˇ/ third tone

ㄒㄧㄢˋ

xiàn

ㄒ/ xㄧ/ iㄢ/ anˋ/ fourth tone

Simplified & traditional

底线

Simplified

底線

Traditional

Example sentences

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

  • 诚实是我做人的底线。

    chéng shí shì wǒ zuò rén de dǐ xiàn。

    Honesty is my bottom line as a person.

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Related words

底

dǐ

background

线

xiàn

thread

到底

dào dǐ

finally

彻底

chè dǐ

thorough

占线

zhàn xiàn

busy (telephone line)

底下

dǐ xia

the location below sth

路线

lù xiàn

itinerary

年底

nián dǐ

the end of the year

月底

yuè dǐ

end of the month

光线

guāng xiàn

light ray

线索

xiàn suǒ

trail

直线

zhí xiàn

straight line

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