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底

dǐ

bottom, underneath, underside

Shadow
Strokes
8
Radical
广
HSK
3
Tone
3

Stroke order

Example sentences

  • 到底怎么了?

    Dào dǐ zěn me le

    What on earth is the matter?

    Shadow
  • 你到底是谁?

    Nǐ dào dǐ shì shéi

    Who are you, anyway?

    Shadow
  • 你到底是怎么做的?

    Nǐ dào dǐ shì zěn me zuò de

    How in the world did you do it?

    Shadow
  • 你到底为什么在这里?

    Nǐ dào dǐ wèi shén me zài zhè li

    Why on earth are you here?

    Shadow

Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR), contributed by their community.

Words containing 底

  • 到底dào dǐ 4–3 finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
  • 底下dǐ xia 3–5the location below sth; afterwards
  • 年底nián dǐ 2–3 the end of the year; year-end
  • 底dǐ 3background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix; base
  • 彻底chè dǐ 4–3 thorough; thoroughly; complete
  • 月底yuè dǐ 4–3 end of the month
  • 海底hǎi dǐ 3–3 → 2–3seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean
  • 归根到底guī gēn dào dǐ 1–1–4–3after all; in the final analysis; ultimately
  • 底线dǐ xiàn 3–4 bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread; spy; informer; plant
  • 底层dǐ céng 3–2 ground or first floor; bottom (of a pile); lowest rung (of society)
  • 说到底shuō dào dǐ 1–4–3in the final analysis; in the end
  • 垫底diàn dǐ 4–3 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