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底
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Definitions
- 1. (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
Example Sentences
1 shown廚房在 底 樓。
Sentence data courtesy of Tatoeba.org.
Words Containing 底
in the final analysis
out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
chassis
Carina (constellation)
Nicodemus, prominent Jew of the time of Christ, mentioned in the Gospel of John
fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc)
theory of seafloor spreading (geology)
base
ocean floor
to show one's hand
frying pan
background investigation
bottom valve
Gangdisê mountain range in southwest Tibet
where will it stop?
plinth; base; substrate
Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan
see 大海撈針|大海捞针[dà hǎi lāo zhēn]
Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)
stock (cooking)
(literary) end
a photographic plate
Tigris River, Iraq
helmet (archaic)
inside information
pelvic floor (anatomy)
oceanic crust (geology)
Mordechai (name)
Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma)
basal cell carcinoma
shop fittings
utter failure
subterranean
to hit rock bottom (idiom)
basic salary
Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
Normandy peninsula
seafloor spreading (geology)
to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view
Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine
bottomless pit
bottom
Tigris River, Iraq
base
a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
lowest limit
radix
in this world
the bottomless pit (Hell in the Bible)
see 追根究底[zhuī gēn jiū dǐ]
the Bastille (Paris)
base ingredient
water so clear you can see the bottom
to brave it out
Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher
to take drastic measures to deal with a situation
to fill sb in (on the details of sth)
to hide (as an undercover agent)
to sketch
inside information
the bottom of the page
plantar fasciitis (medicine)
Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwady River, the main river of Myanmar
bottomless
lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
Detroit, Michigan
Herodium (town in biblical Judea)
bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept
to keep a copy
basal ganglia lesions
to argue endlessly
training in the basic skills
leggings
upside down
soles of the feet
base number (of a tender)
Media (ancient Middle east region)
to divulge the inside story
ability to write
in front of one's eyes
cards in one's hand
basilar artery (central artery of the brain)
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
bottom of one's heart
the location below sth
bottom-up
Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt
thorough
to reveal the inside story
background count
bottom
foundation (cosmetics)
see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè]
Oedipus, legendary king of Thebes who killed his father and married his mother
late last year
valley floor
base of the skull
Norman (people)
benthos
end of the month
to break even
bottom of a (deep) pond
primer
lower boundary
Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War
negative
(literary) to quell an insurgency
sole (of a shoe)
Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe
Euphrates River
to interrogate and get to the bottom of sth
to have a clear view (of a situation)
the back cover of a book
to get to the heart of the matter
Normandy, France
to let out a secret
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
base (of a triangle)
(astronomy) nadir
Oedipus complex
in the final analysis
hysteria (loanword)
oil sump
deductible (the part of an insurance claim paid by the insured)
family property
Irrawaddy Delta in south Myanmar (Burma)
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
(finance) to snap up undervalued stocks
lung capacity
privately
(idiom) in the final analysis
(photography) negative
the bottom of a pot or pan
coco de mer or \sea coconut\ (Lodoicea maldivica)
inside back cover
ordinary members of theatrical troupe
after all
(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom
seabed
to disclose inside information
foundation
finally
so deep one cannot see to the bottom
to put sth on the bottom
background radiation
lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
criminal record
Book of Obadiah
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
in front of one's eyes
the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
background
bottom
to reveal
underwater camera
the end of the year
unsure
platform shoes
answer to a riddle
base fertilizer
Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma)
(esp. of an actor) strong
the bottom of a body of water
flat bottomed
to enquire
muladhara, the root or Saturn chakra, residing in the coccyx
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
to lay a foundation (also fig.)
benthic foraminifera
right in front of sb's eyes
ground or first floor
Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan
bottom quark (particle physics)