底 (dǐ) means Bottom (background - end - records). Below are 20 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
箱子 底 下有一封信。
Xiāngzi dǐxia yǒu yì fēng xìn.
There is a letter at the bottom of the box.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 底
这个月 底 我要出差。
Zhège yuèdǐ wǒ yào chū chāi.
At the end of this month I have a business trip.
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 底
你到 底 想说什么？
Nǐ dàodǐ xiǎng shuō shénme?
What on earth do you want to say?
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 到底
他彻 底 改变了自己。
Tā chèdǐ gǎibiàn le zìjǐ.
He completely changed himself.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 彻底
杯 底 剩了一层茶渣。
Bēi dǐ shèng le yì céng chá zhā.
A layer of tea dregs was left at the bottom of the cup.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 渣
这件事到 底 是谁做的？
Zhè jiàn shì dàodǐ shì shéi zuò de?
Who on earth did this?
Dictionary example · HSK 4 · 到底
公司年 底 给员工分红。
Gōngsī niándǐ gěi yuángōng fēn hóng.
The company pays staff a bonus at the end of the year.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 分红
做人要有 底 线和界限。
Zuòrén yào yǒu dǐxiàn hé jièxiàn.
A person needs a bottom line and boundaries.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 界限
请把房间彻 底 打扫一遍。
Qǐng bǎ fángjiān chèdǐ dǎsǎo yí biàn.
Please give the room a thorough cleaning.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 彻底
这项政策必须贯彻到 底 。
Zhè xiàng zhèngcè bìxū guànchè dàodǐ.
This policy must be carried through to the end.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 贯彻
月 底 要结算这个月的账。
Yuèdǐ yào jiésuàn zhège yuè de zhàng.
The month's accounts have to be settled at month end.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 结算
我们力争在月 底 前完工。
Wǒmen lìzhēng zài yuèdǐ qián wángōng.
We are doing all we can to finish before the end of the month.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 力争
报名的期限是这个月 底 。
Bàomíng de qīxiàn shì zhège yuèdǐ.
The deadline for registration is the end of this month.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 期限
稿件必须在月 底 前交上来。
Gǎojiàn bìxū zài yuèdǐ qián jiāo shànglái.
Manuscripts must be handed in before the end of the month.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 稿件
归根到 底 ，还是准备得不够。
Guī gēn dào dǐ, háishi zhǔnbèi de bú gòu.
In the final analysis, the preparation simply was not enough.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 归根到底
这场变故彻 底 改变了他的人生。
Zhè chǎng biàngù chèdǐ gǎibiàn le tā de rénshēng.
This misfortune completely changed the course of his life.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 变故
归根到 底 ，这件事要靠自己解决。
Guī gēn dào dǐ, zhè jiàn shì yào kào zìjǐ jiějué.
When all is said and done, this has to be sorted out by yourself.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 归根到底
水静置一夜，泥沙就沉淀到了 底 部。
Shuǐ jìngzhì yí yè, níshā jiù chéndiàn dào le dǐbù.
Left overnight, the silt settled to the bottom of the water.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 沉淀
站在楼顶俯视，整座城市尽收眼 底 。
Zhàn zài lóudǐng fǔshì, zhěng zuò chéngshì jìn shōu yǎndǐ.
Looking down from the roof, the whole city lies before you.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 俯视
年 底 大家一起回顾了这一年的工作。
Niándǐ dàjiā yìqǐ huígù le zhè yì nián de gōngzuò.
At year's end everyone reviewed the year's work together.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 回顾
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Words that contain 底
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Questions about 底
How is 底 used in a sentence?
This page shows 20 sentences using 底 (dǐ, "Bottom (background - end - records)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 底 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 底 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 底 an HSK word?
Yes — 底 is on the official HSK 4 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 4 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 底?
The dictionary page for 底 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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