() — bottom, base, sole (of a container, shoe, or structure); end (of a time period, e.g. month or year)

Definition

底 (dǐ) means the bottom of a container, shoe, or structure — and, with a time word, the end of a period (月底, 年底). It refers to a physical or temporal base, not a person's background (背景) or backdrop.

noun
bottombasesole (of a container, shoe, or structure)end (of a time period, e.g. month or year)
Measure word ·

Examples

  • Xià ge yuè dǐ wǒ yào qù lǚ xíng.
    At the end of next month, I'm going traveling.
  • Hǎi dǐ yǒu hěn duō yú.
    There are many fish at the bottom of the sea.
  • Zhè ge bēi zi dǐ yǒu shuǐ.
    There is water at the bottom of this cup.

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