井底 (jǐng de) — bottom of a well or mine shaft
Definition
Literally 'the bottom of a well or mine shaft' — used in the set phrase 井底之蛙 ('frog at the bottom of a well'), meaning someone with a narrow, limited view of the world.
noun
bottom of a well or mine shaft
Examples
- ,。Tā jiù xiàng yì zhī jǐng de zhī wā, bù zhī dào wài miàn de shì jiè yǒu duō dà.He is like a frog at the bottom of a well, unaware of how big the outside world is.
- 井底。Gōng rén men zhèng zài qīng lǐ jǐng de de yū ní.The workers are cleaning the silt at the bottom of the well.
- 井底,。Zhè ge kuàng jǐng de jǐng de hěn shēn, xū yào xiǎo xīn.The bottom of this mine shaft is very deep; need to be careful.
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