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底子 (dǐ zi): Foundation / Basis (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

HSK 3.0Level 7-9
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底 • dǐ • bottom • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
dǐ底

bottom

子 • zi • child, offspring, seed, small thing • HSK 3.0 · L3
HSK 3.0 · L3
zi子

child, offspring, seed, small thing

Word Info

Pinyindǐ zi
MeaningFoundation / Basis
Characters2
SyntaxNoun

Words Sharing Characters

More common words that include characters from 底子.

Words with 底
  • 到底dào dǐin the end
  • 年底nián dǐthe end of the year
  • 底下dǐ xiathe location below sth
  • 彻底chè dǐthorough
  • 心底xīn dǐbottom of one's heart; innermost feelings
  • 归根到底guī gēn dào dǐin the final analysis; in the long run
  • 功底gōng dǐFoundation / skills
  • 垫底diàn dǐBottom / lowest level
Words with 子
  • 儿子ér zison
  • 杯子bēi zicup; glass; mug
  • 桌子zhuō zitable
  • 椅子yǐ zichair
妻子
qī zi
wife
  • 孩子hái zichild; children
  • 本子běn zibook
  • 个子gè ziheight; stature
  • 4.

    How to Use 底子 in Sentences

    Verb + Object
    yǒu有
    dǐ底
    zi子
    neutralSpoken
    have a foundation
    dǎ打
    hǎo好
    dǐ底
    zi子
    neutral
    lay a solid foundation
    Modifier + Nounwith家
    jiā家
    dǐ底
    zi子
    neutral
    Subject + Predicatewith薄
    dǐ底
    zi子
    báo薄
    5.

    Example Sentences with 底子

    zhè这
    ge个
    bēi杯
    zi子
    dǐ底
    zi子
    family assets
    neutral
    poor foundation
    hěn
    很
    hòu厚
    。
    The bottom of this cup is very thick.
    zhè这
    fèn份
    bào报
    gào告
    de的
    shù数
    jù据
    dǐ底
    zi子
    shì是
    fǒu否
    jīng经
    guò过
    dì第
    sān三
    fāng方
    jī机
    gòu构
    de的
    yán严
    gé格
    hé核
    chá查
    ?
    Has the data foundation of this report undergone strict verification by a third-party institution?
    tā他
    xué学
    xí习
    yīng英
    yǔ语
    de的
    dǐ底
    zi子
    bù不
    cuò错
    ,
    suǒ所
    yǐ以
    jìn进
    bù步
    hěn很
    kuài快
    。
    He has a good foundation in English, so he is making rapid progress.
    ruò若
    quē缺
    fá乏
    zhā扎
    shi实
    de的
    lǐ理
    lùn论
    dǐ底
    zi子
    ,
    rèn任
    hé何
    chuàng创
    xīn新
    dōu都
    bú不
    guò过
    shì是
    kōng空
    zhōng中
    lóu楼
    gé阁
    。
    Without a solid theoretical foundation, any innovation is merely a castle in the air.
    tā他
    de的
    shù数
    xué学
    dǐ底
    zi子
    bìng并
    bù不
    bó薄
    ruò弱
    ,
    zhǐ只
    shì是
    zuì最
    jìn近
    quē缺
    fá乏
    liàn练
    xí习
    ér而
    yǐ已
    。
    His foundation in mathematics is not weak; he has just been lacking practice recently.