"底" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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广
Strokes 3
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Strokes 8
Structure
Decomp. 广氏丶
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Prononciation
Mandarin de; dǐ
Entry Methods
Pinyin de; di3
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戈竹女戈
Sijiao 24.2
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CNS 11643 1-4D35
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Unicode U+5E95
GB2312 B5D7
BIG5 A9B3
Results for 底
 de (equivalent to 的 / as possessive particle)
 dǐ background / bottom / base / end (of the month, year etc) / remnants / (math.) radix / base
Results beginning with 底
 dǐ xia the location below sth / afterwards
 dǐ bù bottom
线 dǐ xiàn bottom line / the limit of what one is prepared to accept / (sports) baseline / (sewing) under thread / spy / informer / plant
 dǐ céng ground or first floor / bottom (of a pile) / lowest rung (of society)
 dǐ pán chassis
 dǐ zuò base / pedestal / foundation
 dǐ yùn inside information / concrete details
 dǐ xì inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up
 dǐ qì lung capacity / lung power / stamina / confidence
 dǐ piàn negative / photographic plate
 dǐ zi base / foundation / bottom
 dǐ xīn basic salary / base pay / salary floor
 dǐ pái cards in one's hand / (fig.) undisclosed strength or information / hidden trump
 dǐ qī primer
 dǐ miàn bottom / bottom side / bottom surface
 dǐ duān bottom / bottom side / end part
 dǐ xiàn lowest limit / bottom line
 dǐ shù radix / base (math.)
 dǐ biān base (of a triangle) / base line / hem line (of skirt)
 dǐ féi base fertilizer
 dǐ zhǐ (literary) end / limit
 dǐ bǎn (photography) negative / photographic plate / (printing) plate / block
  primer
  underflow (2)
  magma diapir
  nadir (point)
 dǐ dìng (literary) to quell an insurgency / (Tw) to settle (a matter)
 dǐ fá bottom valve / foot valve
 dǐ jiè lower boundary
 dǐ liào base ingredient / base (cooking) / primer (paint)
 dǐ zhī stock (cooking) / base (of sauce or gravy)
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 Dǐ tè lu:4 Detroit, Michigan
  bed load / bottom load / traction load
  bottom current
  bottom trawl
 Dǐ bǐ sī Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt / Thebes, ancient Greek city state
 dǐ cháo tiān upside down / upturned
 dǐ kuā kè bottom quark (particle physics)
 Dǐ gé lǐ sī Tigris River, Iraq
  subsoil assets
  epifauna
  bottom-living fish / demersal fish
  bottom fishery
  epibenthic fauna
 dǐ qī shēng wù benthos
 Dǐ xī sī hǎi Thetys (hypothetical ocean between Africa and Eurasia in geological history)
亿  bottom billion
  bottomside sounder
 Dǐ gé lǐ sī Hé Tigris River, Iraq
 dǐ qī yǒu kǒng chóng benthic foraminifera
  demersal scavenger
  Negative Corrector
  bottom trawling
  benthic protected area
  dredge
  Benthos corer
Approximate Results for 底
 dào dǐ finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last
 chè dǐ thorough / thoroughly / complete
 nián dǐ the end of the year / year-end
 xīn dǐ bottom of one's heart
 hǎi dǐ seabed / seafloor / bottom of the ocean
 yuè dǐ end of the month
 yǎn dǐ fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc) / inside the eye / right in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama
 gōng dǐ training in the basic skills / knowledge of the fundamentals
 wò dǐ to hide (as an undercover agent) / an insider (in a gang of thieves) / a mole
 jiǎo dǐ soles of the feet
 dì dǐ subterranean / underground
 fěn dǐ foundation (cosmetics)
 gǔ dǐ valley floor / (fig.) lowest ebb / all-time low
 mí dǐ answer to a riddle
 shuǐ dǐ underwater
 mō dǐ to have a clear view (of a situation) / to fish for information / fact-finding
 xié dǐ sole (of a shoe)
 bān dǐ ordinary members of theatrical troupe
 wú dǐ bottomless
 jiā dǐ family property / patrimony
 méi dǐ unsure / uncertain / unending
 jī dǐ plinth / base / substrate
 lòu dǐ to let out a secret
 fēng dǐ the back cover of a book
 bǎo dǐ to break even / to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)
 dǎ dǐ to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat
 jiē dǐ to reveal the inside story / to expose sb's secrets
 píng dǐ flat bottomed / low heeled
 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause
 biāo dǐ base number (of a tender) / starting price (for auction)
 jiāo dǐ to fill sb in (on the details of sth) / to put all one's cards on the table
 àn dǐ criminal record
 liú dǐ to keep a copy / copy kept for archiving / to put aside a portion (of a money sum)
 dōu dǐ to reveal / to expose
 chè dǐ variant of 徹底|彻底[che4 di3]
 xiè dǐ to divulge the inside story
  double deduction
 běn dǐ background
 chāo dǐ (finance) to snap up undervalued stocks / bargain-hunting / bottom-fishing
 diàn dǐ to put sth on the bottom / to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime / to lay the foundation / to come last in the rankings
 guō dǐ the bottom of a pot or pan / hotpot broth
 Lóu dǐ Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan
 lú dǐ base of the skull
 pán dǐ to interrogate and get to the bottom of sth
 pù dǐ shop fittings
 tán dǐ bottom of a (deep) pond
 tǎo dǐ to enquire / to demand details
 tiān dǐ (astronomy) nadir
 tòu dǐ to disclose inside information / to divulge secret details
 yáng dǐ ocean floor / bottom of the ocean
 yè dǐ the bottom of the page
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 shuō dào dǐ in the final analysis / in the end
 qù nián dǐ late last year / the end of last year
 sī dǐ xia privately / secretly / confidentially
 Nuò màn dǐ Normandy, France
 wú dǐ dòng bottomless pit
 píng dǐ guō frying pan
  abyssal floor
  deep sea-fan / abyssal fan / slope fan / abyssal cone
  deep sea-fan / abyssal fan / slope fan / abyssal cone
  sea valley / submarine valley / valley
  seafloor chart
 bā shì dǐ the Bastille (Paris)
 bǐ dǐ xià ability to write
 Chuán dǐ zuò Carina (constellation)
 dǎ dǐ kù leggings
 dǎ dǐ zi to sketch / to draft / to lay the foundation
 diàn dǐ fèi deductible (the part of an insurance claim paid by the insured) / (UK English) excess
 diàn dǐ r erhua variant of 墊底|垫底[dian4 di3]
 fēng dǐ lǐ inside back cover
 gǔ pén dǐ pelvic floor (anatomy)
 Hǎi dǐ lāo Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
 hǎi dǐ lún muladhara, the root or Saturn chakra, residing in the coccyx
 hǎi dǐ yē coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica)
 hòu dǐ xié platform shoes
 liàng dǐ pái to show one's hand / to lay one's cards on the table
 Lóu dǐ shì Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan
 Mǐ dǐ yà Media (ancient Middle east region)
 Mò dǐ gǎi Mordechai (name)
 pīn dào dǐ to brave it out / to the bitter end
 tǎo dǐ r erhua variant of 討底|讨底[tao3 di3]
 tiān dǐ xia in this world / under the sun
 wú dǐ kēng the bottomless pit (Hell in the Bible) / pitless (elevator)
 Xī luó dǐ Herodium (town in biblical Judea)
 yǎn dǐ xia in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama / right now
 yìng dǐ zi (esp. of an actor) strong / capable
 yóu dǐ ké oil sump
 xiē sī dǐ lǐ hysteria (loanword) / hysterical
 guī gēn jié dǐ in the final analysis / ultimately
 Sū gé lā dǐ Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher / José / Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011)
 guī gēn dào dǐ after all / in the final analysis / ultimately
 yǎn pí dǐ xia in front of one's eyes
 jǐng dǐ zhī wā the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
 fǔ dǐ chōu xīn to take drastic measures to deal with a situation / to pull the carpet from under sb
 hǎi dǐ lāo yuè see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shui3 zhong1 lao1 yue4]
 bāo fu dǐ r family heirloom / most precious family possession / person's secrets / one's best performance
 fǔ dǐ yóu yú a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom) / in a desperate situation
 jǐn dǐ yóu yú a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom) / in a desperate situation
 pán gēn jiū dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
 pán gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
 páo gēn wèn dǐ to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
 xún gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
 yī yú hú dǐ when will it stop
 yī yú hú dǐ where will it stop?
 zhuī gēn jiū dǐ to get to the heart of the matter
 zhuī gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth
 zhuī gēn xún dǐ see 追根究底[zhui1 gen1 jiu1 di3]
  submarine pipeline / sea line
  seabed classification / seabed characterization
  root complex
  modern seafloor
  infauna
线  fall-back position
线  double bottom line
  submarine elevation
  seafloor topography / bottom topography
  benthic life
  oceanic plateau / plateau
  submersed aquatic vegetation
  seagrass meadow / seagrass bed
  undersea feature / seabed feature
线  triple bottom line
  mapping exercise
  depth of basement / depth-to-basement
  acoustic basement / seismic basement
  acoustic basement / seismic basement
  deep seabed
  seafloor tracking
  basement topography
  submarine canyon / canyon
  submarine ridge / ridge
  seabed characteristics / bottom characteristics / seabed types / nature of the bottom / character of the bottom
  background ozone
  Treaty on the Prohibition of the Emplacement of Nuclear Weapons and Other Weapons of Mass Destruction on the Sea-Bed and the Ocean Floor and in the Subsoil Thereof / Sea-bed Arms Control Treaty / Sea-bed Treaty
  seafloor texture / seabed texture
  bottom search
  deep ocean floor
  bottom sampling
  seabed platform
  background concentration
  Sea-Bed Tribunal
  oceanic atoll
  background pollution
 běn dǐ diào chá background investigation
 běn dǐ fú shè background radiation
 běn dǐ jì shù background count
 chè dǐ shī bài utter failure
 diē zhì gǔ dǐ to hit rock bottom (idiom)
 E2 dǐ pǔ sī Oedipus, legendary king of Thebes who killed his father and married his mother
 Gāng dǐ sī shān Mt Gangdisê / (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe
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