家底 (jiā) — family financial reserves or assets; family wealth or patrimony
Definition
Literally 'family bottom,' 家底 refers to the total financial assets or savings a family has built up — the underlying wealth, not income. Compare 厚 (thick, large reserves) vs 薄 (thin, meager) — these are the standard collocations.
noun
family financial reserves or assetsfamily wealth or patrimony
Examples
- ，。Tā men jiā jiā hěn hòu, bú yòng dān xīn xué fèi.Their family is well-off, so there's no worry about tuition.
- 家底，。Tā jiā jiā báo, cóng xiǎo jiù hěn jié jiǎn.His family was financially strained, so he was thrifty from a young age.
- 家底。Zhè cì tóu zī jī hū huā guāng le quán bù jiā.This investment nearly drained all the family's savings.
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