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HSK 3.0 Level 4

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Definitions

  1. 1. (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)

Example Sentences

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Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 6096252)

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Words Containing 底

说到底
shuō dào dǐ

in the final analysis

跳出釜底进火坑
tiào chū fǔ dǐ jìn huǒ kēng

out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)

底盘
dǐ pán

chassis

船底座
chuán dǐ zuò

Carina (constellation)

尼哥底母
ní gē dǐ mǔ

Nicodemus, prominent Jew of the time of Christ, mentioned in the Gospel of John

眼底
yǎn dǐ

fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc)

海底扩张说
hǎi dǐ kuò zhāng shuō

theory of seafloor spreading (geology)

底子
dǐ zi

base

洋底
yáng dǐ

ocean floor

亮底牌
liàng dǐ pái

to show one's hand

平底锅
píng dǐ guō

frying pan

本底调查
běn dǐ diào chá

background investigation

底阀
dǐ fá

bottom valve

冈底斯山脉
gāng dǐ sī shān mài

Gangdisê mountain range in southwest Tibet

伊于胡底
yī yú hú dǐ

where will it stop?

基底
jī dǐ

plinth; base; substrate

娄底
lóu dǐ

Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan

海底捞针
hǎi dǐ lāo zhēn

see 大海撈針|大海捞针[dà hǎi lāo zhēn]

修昔底德陷阱
xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng

Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power)

底汁
dǐ zhī

stock (cooking)

底止
dǐ zhǐ

(literary) end

照片底版
zhào piàn dǐ bǎn

a photographic plate

底格里斯河
dǐ gé lǐ sī hé

Tigris River, Iraq

兜老底兜鍪
dōu lǎo dǐ dōu móu

helmet (archaic)

底蕴
dǐ yùn

inside information

骨盆底
gǔ pén dǐ

pelvic floor (anatomy)

洋底地壳
yáng dǐ dì qiào

oceanic crust (geology)

末底改
mò dǐ gǎi

Mordechai (name)

伊洛瓦底江
yī luò wǎ dǐ jiāng

Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma)

基底细胞癌
jī dǐ xì bāo ái

basal cell carcinoma

铺底
pù dǐ

shop fittings

彻底失败
chè dǐ shī bài

utter failure

地底
dì dǐ

subterranean

跌至谷底
diē zhì gǔ dǐ

to hit rock bottom (idiom)

底薪
dǐ xīn

basic salary

海底捞
hǎi dǐ lāo

Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994

诺曼底半岛
nuò màn dǐ bàn dǎo

Normandy peninsula

海底扩张
hǎi dǐ kuò zhāng

seafloor spreading (geology)

尽收眼底
jìn shōu yǎn dǐ

to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view

希波克拉底
xī bō kè lā dǐ

Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine

无底洞
wú dǐ dòng

bottomless pit

底面
dǐ miàn

bottom

底格里斯
dǐ gé lǐ sī

Tigris River, Iraq

底座
dǐ zuò

base

釜底游鱼
fǔ dǐ yóu yú

a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)

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

底限
dǐ xiàn

lowest limit

底数
dǐ shù

radix

天底下
tiān dǐ xia

in this world

无底坑
wú dǐ kēng

the bottomless pit (Hell in the Bible)

追根寻底
zhuī gēn xún dǐ

see 追根究底[zhuī gēn jiū dǐ]

巴士底
bā shì dǐ

the Bastille (Paris)

底料
dǐ liào

base ingredient

清澈见底
qīng chè jiàn dǐ

water so clear you can see the bottom

拼到底
pīn dào dǐ

to brave it out

苏格拉底
sū gé lā dǐ

Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher

釜底抽薪
fǔ dǐ chōu xīn

to take drastic measures to deal with a situation

交底
jiāo dǐ

to fill sb in (on the details of sth)

卧底
wò dǐ

to hide (as an undercover agent)

打底子
dǎ dǐ zi

to sketch

底细
dǐ xì

inside information

页底
yè dǐ

the bottom of the page

足底筋膜炎
zú dǐ jīn mó yán

plantar fasciitis (medicine)

依洛瓦底
yī luò wǎ dǐ

Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwady River, the main river of Myanmar

无底
wú dǐ

bottomless

大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng

lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)

底特律
dǐ tè lǜ

Detroit, Michigan

希罗底
xī luó dǐ

Herodium (town in biblical Judea)

底线
dǐ xiàn

bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept

留底
liú dǐ

to keep a copy

基底神经节孙损伤
jī dǐ shén jīng jié sūn sǔn shāng

basal ganglia lesions

强辩到底
qiǎng biàn dào dǐ

to argue endlessly

功底
gōng dǐ

training in the basic skills

打底裤
dǎ dǐ kù

leggings

底朝天
dǐ cháo tiān

upside down

脚底
jiǎo dǐ

soles of the feet

标底
biāo dǐ

base number (of a tender)

米底亚
mǐ dǐ yà

Media (ancient Middle east region)

泄底
xiè dǐ

to divulge the inside story

笔底下
bǐ dǐ xià

ability to write

眼皮底下
yǎn pí dǐ xia

in front of one's eyes

底牌
dǐ pái

cards in one's hand

基底动脉
jī dǐ dòng mài

basilar artery (central artery of the brain)

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

心底
xīn dǐ

bottom of one's heart

底下
dǐ xia

the location below sth

自底向上
zì dǐ xiàng shàng

bottom-up

底比斯
dǐ bǐ sī

Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt

彻底
chè dǐ

thorough

揭底
jiē dǐ

to reveal the inside story

本底计数
běn dǐ jì shù

background count

底部
dǐ bù

bottom

粉底
fěn dǐ

foundation (cosmetics)

海底捞月
hǎi dǐ lāo yuè

see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè]

俄底浦斯
é dǐ pǔ sī

Oedipus, legendary king of Thebes who killed his father and married his mother

去年底
qù nián dǐ

late last year

谷底
gǔ dǐ

valley floor

颅底
lú dǐ

base of the skull

诺曼底人
nuò màn dǐ rén

Norman (people)

底栖生物
dǐ qī shēng wù

benthos

月底
yuè dǐ

end of the month

保底
bǎo dǐ

to break even

潭底
tán dǐ

bottom of a (deep) pond

底漆
dǐ qī

primer

底界
dǐ jiè

lower boundary

修昔底德
xiū xī dǐ dé

Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War

底片
dǐ piàn

negative

底定
dǐ dìng

(literary) to quell an insurgency

鞋底
xié dǐ

sole (of a shoe)

冈底斯山
gāng dǐ sī shān

Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe

幼发拉底河
yòu fā lā dǐ hé

Euphrates River

盘底
pán dǐ

to interrogate and get to the bottom of sth

摸底
mō dǐ

to have a clear view (of a situation)

封底
fēng dǐ

the back cover of a book

追根究底
zhuī gēn jiū dǐ

to get to the heart of the matter

诺曼底
nuò màn dǐ

Normandy, France

露底
lòu dǐ

to let out a secret

打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ

to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

底边
dǐ biān

base (of a triangle)

天底
tiān dǐ

(astronomy) nadir

俄底浦斯情结
é dǐ pǔ sī qíng jié

Oedipus complex

归根结底
guī gēn jié dǐ

in the final analysis

歇斯底里
xiē sī dǐ lǐ

hysteria (loanword)

油底壳
yóu dǐ ké

oil sump

垫底费
diàn dǐ fèi

deductible (the part of an insurance claim paid by the insured)

家底
jiā dǐ

family property

伊洛瓦底三角洲
yī luò wǎ dǐ sān jiǎo zhōu

Irrawaddy Delta in south Myanmar (Burma)

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

抄底
chāo dǐ

(finance) to snap up undervalued stocks

底气
dǐ qì

lung capacity

私底下
sī dǐ xia

privately

归根究底
guī gēn jiū dǐ

(idiom) in the final analysis

底版
dǐ bǎn

(photography) negative

锅底
guō dǐ

the bottom of a pot or pan

海底椰
hǎi dǐ yē

coco de mer or \sea coconut\ (Lodoicea maldivica)

封底里
fēng dǐ lǐ

inside back cover

班底
bān dǐ

ordinary members of theatrical troupe

归根到底
guī gēn dào dǐ

after all

清澈透底
qīng chè tòu dǐ

(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom

海底
hǎi dǐ

seabed

透底
tòu dǐ

to disclose inside information

根底
gēn dǐ

foundation

到底
dào dǐ

finally

深不见底
shēn bù jiàn dǐ

so deep one cannot see to the bottom

垫底
diàn dǐ

to put sth on the bottom

本底辐射
běn dǐ fú shè

background radiation

好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ

lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)

案底
àn dǐ

criminal record

俄巴底亚书
é bā dǐ yà shū

Book of Obadiah

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

眼底下
yǎn dǐ xia

in front of one's eyes

井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā

the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)

本底
běn dǐ

background

底端
dǐ duān

bottom

兜底
dōu dǐ

to reveal

水底相机
shuǐ dǐ xiàng jī

underwater camera

年底
nián dǐ

the end of the year

没底
méi dǐ

unsure

厚底鞋
hòu dǐ xié

platform shoes

谜底
mí dǐ

answer to a riddle

底肥
dǐ féi

base fertilizer

伊洛瓦底
yī luò wǎ dǐ

Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma)

硬底子
yìng dǐ zi

(esp. of an actor) strong

水底
shuǐ dǐ

the bottom of a body of water

平底
píng dǐ

flat bottomed

讨底
tǎo dǐ

to enquire

海底轮
hǎi dǐ lún

muladhara, the root or Saturn chakra, residing in the coccyx

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

打底
dǎ dǐ

to lay a foundation (also fig.)

底栖有孔虫
dǐ qī yǒu kǒng chóng

benthic foraminifera

眼皮子底下
yǎn pí zi dǐ xià

right in front of sb's eyes

底层
dǐ céng

ground or first floor

娄底市
lóu dǐ shì

Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan

底夸克
dǐ kuā kè

bottom quark (particle physics)