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
底线
dǐxiàn
bottom line; baseline
Characters in this word
线 xiàn
- Strokes
- 8
- Radical
- 纟 — silk
- Made of
- 纟 silk 戋 small, narrow
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
Example phrases
- 在谈判进入最后阶段时，双方都不愿再透露自己的底线。 Zài tánpàn jìnrù zuìhòu jiēduàn shí, shuāngfāng dōu bù yuàn zài tòulù zìjǐ de dǐxiàn. When the negotiations entered the final stage, neither side was willing to reveal its bottom line.
- 诚实是做人的底线，谁也不能随便越过。 Chéngshí shì zuòrén de dǐxiàn, shéi yě bù néng suíbiàn yuèguò. Honesty is the bottom line of being a decent person, and no one may cross it lightly.
- 这个价格已经是我的底线了，不能再低了。 Zhège jiàgé yǐjīng shì wǒ de dǐxiàn le, bù néng zài dī le. This price is already my bottom line; I can't go any lower.
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
- 底层 dǐcéng lowest level; grassroots; underlying layer
- 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