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| Pronunciation |
: |
dǐ |
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| Meaning |
: |
- bottom; base. (n)
- the heart of a matter; ins and outs. (n)
- rough draft. (n)
- a copy kept as a record. (n)
- end of a year or month. (n)
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| Radical |
: |
广 |
| Strokes |
: |
8 |
| Traditional |
: |
底 |
| Usage |
: |
22.4% |
| Notes |
: |
also as de |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 1. |
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: |
finally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; on earth; through;to the end |
| 2. |
|
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: |
thorough; thoroughly |
| 3. |
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: |
bottom of one’s heart |
Sentences:
| 1. The bottom of the boat was rusty. |
| chuán |
dǐ |
shēng |
xiù |
le |
。 |
| 船 |
底 |
生 |
锈 |
了 |
。 |
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| 船 |
: |
boat |
| 底 |
: |
bottom |
| 生锈 |
: |
rusty |
| 了 |
: |
particle indicating that something has happened |
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| 2. There is a pair of scissors in the bottom drawer. |
| zuì |
dǐ |
xià |
de |
chōu |
tì |
lǐ |
yǒu |
bǎ |
jiǎn |
dāo |
。 |
| 最 |
底 |
下 |
的 |
抽 |
屉 |
里 |
有 |
把 |
剪 |
刀 |
。 |
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| 最 |
: |
most |
| 底下 |
: |
the location below sth; afterwards |
| 的 |
: |
particle used after an attribute; to |
| 抽屉 |
: |
drawer |
| 里 |
: |
in; inside |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 把 |
: |
measure word |
| 剪刀 |
: |
scissors |
|
| 3. What on earth is that? |
| zhè |
dào |
dǐ |
shì |
shí |
me |
？ |
| 这 |
到 |
底 |
是 |
什 |
么 |
？ |
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| 这 |
: |
this |
| 到底 |
: |
on earth; after all |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 什么 |
: |
what |
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| 4. Reform must be carried through to the end. |
| gǎi |
gé |
bì |
xū |
jiān |
chí |
dào |
dǐ |
。 |
| 改 |
革 |
必 |
须 |
坚 |
持 |
到 |
底 |
。 |
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| 改革 |
: |
reform |
| 必须 |
: |
must |
| 坚持 |
: |
to persevere with; to persist in; to insist on |
| 到底 |
: |
through; to the end |
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