屁 股 pì gu buttocks / bottom / butt / back part 底 background / bottom / base / end (of the month, year etc) / remnants / (math.) radix / base 底 部 dǐ bù bottom 底 层 dǐ céng ground or first floor / bottom (of a pile) / lowest rung (of society) 底 子 dǐ zi base / foundation / bottom 屁 屁 pì pi (child language) buttocks / bottom 底 面 dǐ miàn bottom / bottom side / bottom surface 底 端 dǐ duān bottom / bottom side / end part 小 受 xiǎo shòu (slang) bottom (in a homosexual relationship) 究 竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result 上 下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about 心 底 xīn dǐ bottom of one's heart 海 底 hǎi dǐ seabed / seafloor / bottom of the ocean 底 线 dǐ xiàn bottom line / the limit of what one is prepared to accept / (sports) baseline / (sewing) under thread / spy / informer / plant 倒 数 dào shǔ to count backwards (from 10 down to 0) / to count down / from the bottom (lines on a page) / from the back (rows of seats) 满 心 mǎn xīn one's whole heart / from the bottom of one's heart 下 行 xià xíng (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) / (of river boats) to travel downstream / to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels / (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom 扫 地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor / (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low 查 清 chá qīng to find out / to ascertain / to get to the bottom of / to clarify 身 长 shēn cháng height (of person) / length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure) 龙 宫 lóng gōng palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea 肺 腑 fèi fǔ bottom of the heart (fig.) 心 坎 xīn kǎn bottom of one's heart 彻 头 彻 尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom 拍 马 pāi mǎ to urge on a horse by patting its bottom / fig. to encourage / same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady 寻 根 xún gēn to seek one's roots / to get to the bottom of a matter 穷 尽 qióng jìn to use up / to exhaust / to probe to the bottom / limit / end 街 头 巷 尾 jiē tóu xiàng wěi top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom) / everywhere in the city 肺 腑 之 言 fèi fǔ zhī yán words from the bottom of one's heart 追 根 zhuī gēn to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth 井 底 之 蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience 根 底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause 底 限 dǐ xiàn lowest limit / bottom line 中 轴 zhōng zhóu axis / (bicycle) bottom bracket 脚 轮 jiǎo lún caster (attached to the bottom of furniture, trolleys etc) 锅 巴 guō bā guoba (scorched rice at the bottom of the pan) 打 屁 股 dǎ pì gu to spank sb's bottom 坐 井 观 天 zuò jǐng guān tiān lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom) / ignorant and narrow-minded 溜 须 拍 马 liū xū pāi mǎ to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom) / to use flatter to get what one wants / to toady / boot-licking 抓 斗 grab sampler / bottom grab / grab / snapper 海 床 hǎi chuáng seabed / seafloor / bottom of the ocean 刨 根 问 底 páo gēn wèn dǐ to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth 追 根 问 底 zhuī gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth 尾 大 不 掉 wěi dà bù diào large tail obstructs action (idiom) / bottom heavy / fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates 盘 根 问 底 pán gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth 盘 根 究 底 pán gēn jiū dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth 询 根 问 底 xún gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth 追 根 溯 源 zhuī gēn sù yuán to pursue sth back to its origins / to trace back to the source / to get to the bottom of sth 颜 面 扫 地 yán miàn sǎo dì lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom / to be thoroughly discredited (idiom) 釜 底 游 鱼 jǐn dǐ yóu yú a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom) / in a desperate situation 穷 则 思 变 qióng zé sī biàn when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach (idiom) 釜 底 游 鱼 fǔ dǐ yóu yú a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom) / in a desperate situation 下 装 xià zhuāng to take off costume and makeup / bottom garment (trousers etc) 深 不 见 底 shēn bù jiàn dǐ so deep one cannot see to the bottom / limitless 下 齿 xià chǐ bottom teeth 下 至 上 xià zhì shàng bottom to top 椳 the pivots, at the top and bottom of a Chinese door, on which the door turns 下 而 上 xià ér shàng bottom to top (of listing) 低 速 挡 dī sù dǎng low gear / bottom gear 出 自 肺 腑 chū zì fèi fǔ from the bottom of one's heart (idiom) 寻 根 问 底 xún gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth 底 夸 克 dǐ kuā kè bottom quark (particle physics) 底 阀 dǐ fá bottom valve / foot valve 心 尖 xīn jiān bottom tip of the heart / fig. innermost feelings / coll. my darling 打 心 眼 里 dǎ xīn yǎn li from the bottom of one's heart / heartily / sincerely 沉 潭 chén tán to sink sb to the bottom of a pond (a kind of private punishment, especially for unfaithful wives) 洋 底 yáng dǐ ocean floor / bottom of the ocean 清 澈 见 底 qīng chè jiàn dǐ water so clear you can see the bottom 潭 底 tán dǐ bottom of a (deep) pond 盘 底 pán dǐ to interrogate and get to the bottom of sth 跌 至 谷 底 diē zhì gǔ dǐ to hit rock bottom (idiom) 页 底 yè dǐ the bottom of the page 锅 底 guō dǐ the bottom of a pot or pan / hotpot broth 台 车 炉 焚 烧 car bottom furnace incineration 竞 相 逐 低 race to the bottom 双 重 底 线 double bottom line 海 底 地 形 seafloor topography / bottom topography 南 极 底 层 水 Antarctic Bottom Water 底 层 十 亿 人 bottom billion 叁 重 底 线 triple bottom line 金 字 塔 底 层 bottom of the pyramid 叁 重 底 线 会 计 triple bottom line accounting 阿 黛 利 底 层 水 Adélie bottom water 推 移 质 tuī yí zhì bed load / bottom load / traction load 底 移 质 bed load / bottom load / traction load 底 层 流 bottom current 下 轴 承 件 bearing / damper / bottom bearing / lower bearing 自 下 而 上 的 谈 判 bottom up negotiation 先 易 后 难 的 谈 判 bottom up negotiation 海 底 覆 盖 率 bottom coverage 海 底 特 征 seabed characteristics / bottom characteristics / seabed types / nature of the bottom / character of the bottom 海 底 勘 探 bottom search 底 拖 网 捕 捞 法 bottom trawling 底 拖 网 bottom trawl 西 北 太 平 洋 公 海 底 层 渔 业 管 理 Management of High Seas Bottom Fisheries in the North Western Pacific Ocean 底 层 渔 业 bottom fishery 海 底 取 样 bottom sampling 吊 车 尾 diào chē wěi (coll.) lowest-ranking (student, participant etc) / to rank at the bottom of the list / to finish last 好 酒 沉 瓮 底 hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom) / fig. the best is saved for last 䙓 hem at the bottom of garment
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