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底线
(dǐ xiàn): Bottom line / Baseline (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
HSK 3.0
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底 • dǐ • bottom • HSK 3.0 · L4
HSK 3.0 · L4
dǐ
底
bottom
线 • xiàn • thread, line, wire • HSK 3.0 · L6
HSK 3.0 · L6
xiàn
线
thread, line, wire
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 底线.
Words with
底
到底
dào dǐ
in the end
年底
nián dǐ
the end of the year
底下
dǐ xia
the location below sth
彻底
chè dǐ
thorough
心底
xīn dǐ
bottom of one's heart; innermost feelings
归根到底
guī gēn dào dǐ
in the final analysis; in the long run
功底
gōng dǐ
Foundation / skills
垫底
diàn dǐ
Bottom / lowest level
Words with
线
占线
zhàn xiàn
busy line; engaged (line)
线上
xiàn shàng
online; on the internet
线下
xiàn xià
offline; in person
光线
guāng xiàn
light ray
在线
zài xiàn
online
线路
xiàn lù
(electricity) line; circuit; wire
路线
lù xiàn
itinerary
下线
xià xiàn
to go offline; to log off
4.
How to Use 底线 in Sentences
Measure Word + Noun
with
条
yī
一
tiáo
条
dǐ
底
xiàn
线
neutral
a bottom line
Verb + Object
tū
突
pò
破
dǐ
底
xiàn
线
Verb + Complement + Object
with
守住
shǒu
守
zhù
住
dǐ
底
xiàn
线
Adjective + Noun
with
道德
dào
道
dé
德
dǐ
底
xiàn
线
5.
Example Sentences with 底线
zhè
这
shì
是
wǒ
我
de
的
dǐ
底
xiàn
线
neutral
break through the bottom line
chù
触
pèng
碰
dǐ
底
xiàn
线
neutral
cross the line
neutral
hold the bottom line
formal
moral bottom line
，
bù
不
néng
能
gǎi
改
biàn
变
。
This is my bottom line; it cannot be changed.
wú
无
lùn
论
shì
市
chǎng
场
jìng
竞
zhēng
争
duō
多
me
么
jī
激
liè
烈
，
wǒ
我
men
们
dōu
都
yào
要
jiān
坚
shǒu
守
zhì
质
liàng
量
dǐ
底
xiàn
线
。
No matter how fierce the market competition is, we must adhere to the quality bottom line.
nǐ
你
nán
难
dào
道
bù
不
qīng
清
chu
楚
，
chéng
诚
xìn
信
shì
是
shāng
商
yè
业
hé
合
zuò
作
de
的
dǐ
底
xiàn
线
ma
吗
？
Don't you realize that integrity is the baseline for business cooperation?
tā
他
cóng
从
wèi
未
chù
触
pèng
碰
guò
过
fǎ
法
lǜ
律
dǐ
底
xiàn
线
，
xíng
行
shì
事
yì
一
zhí
直
fēi
非
cháng
常
jǐn
谨
shèn
慎
。
He has never crossed the legal bottom line and has always acted very cautiously.
rì
日
cháng
常
jiāo
交
wǎng
往
zhōng
中
，
zūn
尊
zhòng
重
bǐ
彼
cǐ
此
de
的
yǐn
隐
sī
私
shì
是
jī
基
běn
本
de
的
dǐ
底
xiàn
线
。
In daily interactions, respecting each other's privacy is a fundamental bottom line.
