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底下 (dǐ xia) — below; under; afterward; later (referring to the rest of time or the next part)

Definition

Physical 'under/beneath' a concrete thing, or 'later / the rest (of the time or text)'. Colloquial and everyday; 下面 is the more neutral written/oral default, 以下 is formal/textual only.

noun
belowunderafterwardlater (referring to the rest of time or the next part)

Examples

  • 底下。
    Qiáo dǐ xia yǒu yì tiáo hé.
    There is a river under the bridge.
  • 底下。
    dǐ xia De shì qing wǒ men yǐ hòu zài shuō.
    We'll talk about the matters after this later.
  • 底下。
    Shù dǐ xia de cǎo hěn lǜ.
    The grass under the tree is very green.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

底dǐbottom
下xiàbelow

'底' and '下' both indicate the lower part.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
广广guǎngbuilding
Sound part声符shēngfú
氐
氐dī底dǐ
Same sound today

底 pairs 广 (building) with 氐, pointing to the bottom or foundation of a building. Some read 氐 as a bowing figure or tree root, adding a sense of 'down'.

Open 底 →

An abstract idea shown by a mark or a diagram rather than by a picture of an object.

下 is drawn as a short horizontal line below a long curved line.

Open 下 →
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