底 dǐ bottom
bottom; base
How to remember 底: 广 broad + 氐 base = bottom. In the broad mountain hut the boy lifts the heavy base of an old crate and finds the hidden chocolate at the bottom.
Component breakdown
底 = 广 broad + 氐 base
- 广 broad
- 氐 base
In the broad mountain hut the boy lifts the heavy base of an old crate and finds the hidden chocolate at the bottom.
How it is used
- Bottom / base / underside - 底下 (dǐxia) underneath, 心底 (xīndǐ) the bottom of one's heart.
- Time sense 'end of': 年底 (niándǐ) year-end, 月底 (yuèdǐ) end of the month.
- 到底 (dàodǐ) means 'after all / on earth' in questions (你到底想干嘛 what on earth do you want) and 'to the end' otherwise; 彻底 (chèdǐ) thorough.
Words with 底
- 到底dào dǐafter allHSK 4
- 年底niándǐthe end of the yearHSK 4
- 底下dǐxiathe location below somethingHSK 4
- 彻底chèdǐthoroughHSK 5
- 心底xīndǐbottom of one's heartHSK 6
- 功底gōngdǐtraining in the basic skillsHSK 7
- 底子dǐzibaseHSK 7
- 底层dǐcéngground floorHSK 7
- 底线dǐxiànbottom lineHSK 7
- 井底之蛙jǐngdǐzhīwāliterally a frog at the bottom of a wellHSK 8
- 垫底diàndǐto put something on the bottomHSK 8
- 底蕴dǐyùninside informationHSK 8
- 归根到底guīgēn-dàodǐafter allHSK 8
- 谜底mídǐanswer to a riddleHSK 9
Example sentences
- 这个月底发奖金。 Zhège yuèdǐ fā jiǎngjīn.The bonuses will be distributed at the end of the month.
- 杯子底裂了。 Bēizi dǐ liè le.The bottom of the cup is cracked.
- 宇宙到底有多大？ Yǔzhòu dàodǐ yǒu duō dà?How big is the universe?