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HSK 2.0Level 4

HSK 3.0Vocab 4 Recognition 4

1.

Animated Stroke Order 底

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How to write 底 — animated stroke order

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2.

Stroke Order Diagrams 底

底 stroke order diagram

3.

Character Breakdown

Semi-Enclosed

底

广guǎng · wide

氐dī

底=

4.

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5.

How to Use 底

Bottom and underneath

底 (dǐ) marks the lower position of something or the final part of a time period.

底下 • dǐ xia • the location below sth • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

6.

HSK Vocabulary: 底

到底 • dào dǐ • in the end

HSK 4

dào到

dǐ底

7.

Example Sentences

nǐ你

dào到

dǐ底

xiǎng想

shuō说

shén什

me

Information

Pinyindǐ

Meaningbottom

Strokes8

Radical广

Traditional底

StructureSemi-Enclosed

Frequency#805

Zhuyinㄉㄧˇ

UnicodeU+5E95

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广guǎng · wide

+氐dī

dǐ底

xia下

the location below sth

年底 • nián dǐ • the end of the year • HSK 3.0 · L4

HSK 3.0 · L4

nián年

dǐ底

the end of the year

Core and foundation

底 (dǐ) refers to the essential base, deep content, or lowest limit of something.

功底 • gōng dǐ • Foundation / skills • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

gōng功

dǐ底

Foundation / skills

底子 • dǐ zi • Foundation / Basis • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dǐ底

zi子

Foundation / Basis

底蕴 • dǐ yùn • Bottom line / Essence • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dǐ底

yùn蕴

Bottom line / Essence

底线 • dǐ xiàn • Bottom line / Baseline • HSK 3.0 · L7-9

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dǐ底

xiàn线

Bottom line / Baseline

in the end

彻底 • chè dǐ • thorough

HSK 5

chè彻

dǐ底

thorough

心底 • xīn dǐ • bottom of one's heart; innermost feelings

HSK 3.0 · L6

xīn心

dǐ底

bottom of one's heart; innermost feelings

归根到底 • guī gēn dào dǐ • in the final analysis; in the long run

HSK 6

guī归

gēn根

dào到

dǐ底

in the final analysis; in the long run

垫底 • diàn dǐ • Bottom / lowest level

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

diàn垫

dǐ底

Bottom / lowest level

底层 • dǐ céng • Bottom layer / Underclass

HSK 3.0 · L7-9

dǐ底

céng层

Bottom layer / Underclass

么

？

What exactly do you want to say?

Ān安

zhuāng装

shí时

qǐng请

què确

bǎo保

dǐ底

zuò座

yǔ与

dì地

miàn面

wán完

quán全

tiē贴

hé合

。

When installing, make sure the base is completely flush with the ground.

bēi杯

zi子

de的

dǐ底

pò破

le了

，

shuǐ水

dōu都

lòu漏

chū出

lái来

le了

。

The bottom of the cup is broken, and all the water has leaked out.

hǎi海

dǐ底

yǒu有

xǔ许

duō多

měi美

lì丽

de的

shān珊

hú瑚

。

There are many beautiful corals on the seabed.

zhè这

ge个

mí谜

yǔ语

de的

mí谜

dǐ底

shì是

píng苹

guǒ果

。

The answer to this riddle is an apple.

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等děngetc.
低dīlow
掉diàolose; [as a complement after some verbs to indicate result of action]
丢diūlose
而érand; while

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Characters pronounced "di".

邸dǐofficial residence, residence of
嫡dílegal wife, child of legal wife
狄dítribe from northern china; surnam
荻díreed; Miscanthus grass
诋dǐslander, comdemn, reproach
谛dìcareful, attentive

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庄zhuāngvillage, manor, solemn
庖paokitchen; a cook
庐lúhut, cottage; name of a mountain
序xùpreface, introduction, order, sequence
库kùwarehouse, storehouse, repository
廊lángcorridor, veranda, covered walkway

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