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垫底 (diàn dǐ): Bottom / lowest level (Verb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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2.

Character Breakdown

垫底 consists of 2 characters.

pad; put something under something else to raise it up or make it level; fill a vacancy

Word Info

Pinyindiàn dǐ

MeaningBottom / lowest level

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxVerb

Word垫底

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Words with 垫

垫子diàn ziHSK 7-9

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到底dào dǐHSK 4
年底nián dǐHSK 4
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彻底chè dǐHSK 5
心底xīn dǐHSK 6
归根到底guī gēn dào dǐHSK 6
功底gōng dǐHSK 7-9
底子dǐ ziHSK 7-9

3.

How to Use 垫底 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 垫底 with other words naturally.

Verb + Complementwith用来

yòng用

lái来

diàn垫

dǐ底

neutral

used as a bottom filler

Verb + Nounwith人

diàn垫

dǐ底

de的

rén人

Subject + Verbwith成绩

chéng成

jì绩

diàn垫

dǐ底

Adverb + Verbwith总是

zǒng总

shì是

diàn垫

dǐ底

4.

Example Sentences with 垫底

tā他

zài在

bǐ比

sài赛

zhōng中

diàn垫

dǐ底

le

neutral

person at the bottom

neutral

rank at the bottom (academically)

informal

Spoken

always be at the bottom

了

。

He came last in the competition.

jǐn尽

guǎn管

tā他

gōng工

zuò作

hěn很

nǔ努

lì力

，

dàn但

zài在

yè业

jì绩

kǎo考

hé核

zhōng中

yī依

rán然

diàn垫

dǐ底

。

Although he works very hard, he still ranks at the bottom in the performance evaluation.

rú如

guǒ果

zhè这

cì次

xiàng项

mù目

píng评

gū估

wǒ我

men们

bù部

mén门

yòu又

diàn垫

dǐ底

，

gāi该

zěn怎

me么

bàn办

？

What should we do if our department ranks at the bottom again in this project evaluation?

zhè这

cì次

kǎo考

shì试

wǒ我

diàn垫

dǐ底

，

xià下

cì次

yào要

nǔ努

lì力

le了

。

I ranked last in this exam, I need to work harder next time.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

zǒng总

shì是

diàn垫

dǐ底

，

ǒu偶

ěr尔

yě也

néng能

qǔ取

dé得

chū出

rén人

yì意

liào料

de的

chéng成

jì绩

。

He is not always at the bottom; occasionally he can achieve surprisingly good results.

suī虽

rán然

xiǎo小

zǔ组

tǎo讨

lùn论

shí时

tā他

fā发

yán言

bù不

duō多

，

dàn但

zuì最

zhōng终

chéng成

guǒ果

bìng并

wèi未

diàn垫

dǐ底

。

Although he didn't speak much during the group discussion, the final outcome did not rank at the bottom.

suī虽

rán然

tā他

zài在

bān班

jí级

lǐ里

diàn垫

dǐ底

，

dàn但

lǎo老

shī师

shuō说

tā他

jìn进

bù步

hěn很

kuài快

。

Although he is at the bottom of the class, the teacher says he is improving quickly.

bié别

dān担

xīn心

huì会

diàn垫

dǐ底

，

zhòng重

yào要

de的

shì是

wǒ我

men们

cóng从

guò过

chéng程

zhōng中

xué学

dào到

le了

shén什

me么

。

Don't worry about being at the bottom; what's important is what we learned from the process.