垫底
diàndǐ
to rank last; to be at the bottom
Characters in this word
底 dǐ
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 广 — broad, vast, wide
- Made of
- 广 broad, vast, wide 氐 the name of an ancient tribe
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 连续三年业绩垫底后，该分公司的管理层终于被全面调整。 Liánxù sān nián yèjì diàndǐ hòu, gāi fēngōngsī de guǎnlǐcéng zhōngyú bèi quánmiàn tiáozhěng. After ranking last in performance for three consecutive years, the branch's management was finally completely reshuffled.
- 他这次考试排名垫底，决定下学期好好学习。 Tā zhè cì kǎoshì páimíng diàndǐ, juédìng xià xuéqī hǎohāo xuéxí. He ranked last in this exam and decided to study hard next term.
- 我们队今年总是垫底，但大家玩得很开心。 Wǒmen duì jīnnián zǒngshì diàndǐ, dàn dàjiā wán de hěn kāixīn. Our team is always last this year, but everyone is having a great time.
Related words
- 垫 diàn to put under; to pad; to pay in advance; cushion
- 垫子 diànzi cushion; mat; pad
- 到底 dàodǐ really (for emphasis in questions)
- 底下 dǐxia under; below
- 年底 niándǐ end of the year
- 彻底 chèdǐ thoroughly
- 底 dǐ bottom
- 月底 yuèdǐ end of the month
- 心底 xīndǐ bottom of the heart
- 底层 dǐcéng lowest level; grassroots; underlying layer
- 底线 dǐxiàn bottom line; baseline
- 底蕴 dǐyùn depth; accumulated heritage