Chinese Word: 底 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

底Polyphone (多音字)HSK 4

Antonyms: 顶

Total strokes: 8; Radical: 广

Pictophonetic:氐 indicates the sound; 广 (building) conveys the meaning.

Character Formation:

⿸ Surround from upper left
- 广 [ guǎng ] broad, vast, wide; building, house
- 氐 [ dī ] the name of an ancient tribe

Similar Characters: 厎纸低抵

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Pinyin: dǐ

English Definition:background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base

Chinese Definition:
①最下面的部分：底层。底座。底下(ａ．下面；b．以后)。海底。底肥。
②末了：年底。月底。到底。
③根基，基础，留作根据：刨根问底。底蕴。底稿。底版。
④图案的基层：白底蓝花的瓶子。
⑤何，什么：底事伤感。
⑥古同“抵”，达到。

Example Words:

到底HSK 4	dào dǐ	finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
彻底HSK 5	chè dǐ	thorough; thoroughly; complete
年底HSK 4	nián dǐ	the end of the year; year-end
底下HSK 4	dǐ xia	the location below sth; afterwards
海底	hǎi dǐ	seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean

Pinyin: de

English Definition:(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

1		hé shuǐ 河水 qīng chè 清澈 jiàn 见 dǐ 底。 The river water is clear enough to see the bottom.
2		bō li bēi 玻璃杯 dǐ 底 shuāi suì 摔碎 le 了。 The bottom of the glass broke.
3		jǐng dǐ 井底 de 的 shí tou 石头 hěn 很 huá 滑。 The stones at the bottom of the well are slippery.
4		dào dǐ 到底 yǒu 有 duō shao 多少 rén 人 zài chǎng 在场？ How many people are present in total?
5		hǎi dǐ 海底 fù gài 覆盖 zhe 着 chén jī wù 沉积物。 The ocean floor is covered with sediments.

1		hé shuǐ 河水 qīng chè 清澈 jiàn 见 dǐ 底。 The river water is clear enough to see the bottom.
2		bō li bēi 玻璃杯 dǐ 底 shuāi suì 摔碎 le 了。 The bottom of the glass broke.
3		jǐng dǐ 井底 de 的 shí tou 石头 hěn 很 huá 滑。 The stones at the bottom of the well are slippery.
4		dào dǐ 到底 yǒu 有 duō shao 多少 rén 人 zài chǎng 在场？ How many people are present in total?
5		hǎi dǐ 海底 fù gài 覆盖 zhe 着 chén jī wù 沉积物。 The ocean floor is covered with sediments.