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
底层
dǐcéng
lowest level; grassroots; underlying layer
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Example phrases
- 如果缺少底层数据支撑，宏观判断很容易流于空泛。 Rúguǒ quēshǎo dǐcéng shùjù zhīchēng, hóngguān pànduàn hěn róngyì liúyú kōngfàn. If it lacks support from underlying data, macro-level judgement can easily become empty and vague.
- 这座楼的底层是超市，楼上是饭馆。 Zhè zuò lóu de dǐcéng shì chāoshì, lóushàng shì fànguǎn. The ground floor of this building is a supermarket, and upstairs are restaurants.
- 他从底层做起，一步一步成了部门经理。 Tā cóng dǐcéng zuò qǐ, yí bù yí bù chéng le bùmén jīnglǐ. He started at the bottom and step by step became a department manager.
Related words
- 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
- 底线 dǐxiàn bottom line; baseline
- 底蕴 dǐyùn depth; accumulated heritage
- 底子 dǐzi foundation; basic condition
- 垫底 diàndǐ to rank last; to be at the bottom
- 功底 gōngdǐ foundation of skill; basic training