bottom, underneath, underside

HSK 4 #543

DEFINITIONS

底 dǐ
  • background
  • bottom
  • base
  • end (of the month, year etc)
  • remnants
  • (math.) radix
底 de
  • (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

STROKES

底 stroke order diagram
底 stroke order animation

WORDS

nián dǐ the end of the year; year-end
下 tiān dǐ xia in this world; under the sun
归根结 guī gēn jié dǐ in the final analysis; ultimately
刨根问 páo gēn wèn dǐ to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
座 dǐ zuò base; pedestal; foundation
锅 píng dǐ guō frying pan
子 dǐ zi base; foundation; bottom
洞 wú dǐ dòng bottomless pit
气 dǐ qì lung capacity; lung power; stamina; confidence
gōng dǐ training in the basic skills; knowledge of the fundamentals
bān dǐ ordinary members of theatrical troupe
之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom); fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
fēng dǐ the back cover of a book
限 dǐ xiàn lowest limit; bottom line
píng dǐ flat bottomed; low heeled
lòu dǐ to let out a secret
bǎo dǐ to break even; to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)
jiā dǐ family property; patrimony
幼发拉河 yòu fā lā dǐ hé Euphrates River
薪 dǐ xīn basic salary; base pay; salary floor
希波克拉 xī bō kè lā dǐ Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine
边 dǐ biān base (of a triangle); base line; hem line (of skirt)
yǎn dǐ fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc); inside the eye; right in front of one's eyes; in full view as a panorama
蕴 dǐ yùn inside information; concrete details
liú dǐ to keep a copy; copy kept for archiving; to put aside a portion (of a money sum)