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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