到底 dàodǐ, finally/in the end/when all is said and done/after all/to the end/to the last 底 de/dǐ, (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle), background/bottom/base/end (of the mon... 彻底 chèdǐ, [徹底], thorough/thoroughly/complete 底下 dǐxia, the location below sth/afterwards 卧底 wòdǐ, [臥底], to hide (as an undercover agent)/an insider (in a gang of thieves)/a mole 底线 dǐxiàn, [底線], to underline/bottom line/base line (in sports)/baseline/minimum/spy/plant 海底 hǎidǐ, seabed/seafloor/bottom of the ocean 底特律 Dǐtèlǜ, Detroit, Michigan 心底 xīndǐ, bottom of one's heart 底部 dǐbù, bottom 歇斯底里 xiēsīdǐlǐ, hysteria (loanword)/hysterical 说到底 shuōdàodǐ, [說到底], in the final analysis/in the end 底层 dǐcéng, [底層], ground or first floor/bottom (of a pile)/lowest rung (of society) 底片 dǐpiàn, negative/photographic plate 鞋底 xiédǐ, sole (of a shoe) 底细 dǐxì, [底細], inside information/the ins and outs of the matter/how things stand/what's up 月底 yuèdǐ, end of the month 脚底 jiǎodǐ, [腳底], soles of the feet 谷底 gǔdǐ, valley floor/(fig.) lowest ebb/all-time low 谜底 mídǐ, [謎底], answer to a riddle 苏格拉底 Sūgélādǐ, [蘇格拉底], Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher/José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister o... 底盘 dǐpán, [底盤], chassis 诺曼底 Nuòmàndǐ, [諾曼底], Normandy, France 水底 shuǐdǐ, underwater 底牌 dǐpái, cards in one's hand/(fig.) undisclosed strength or information/hidden trump 年底 niándǐ, the end of the year/year-end 天底下 tiāndǐxia, in this world/under the sun 归根结底 guīgēnjiédǐ, [歸根結底], in the final analysis/ultimately 刨根问底 páogēnwèndǐ, [刨根問底], to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth 底座 dǐzuò, base/pedestal/foundation 归根到底 guīgēndàodǐ, [歸根到底], after all/in the final analysis/ultimately 平底锅 píngdǐguō, [平底鍋], frying pan 底子 dǐzi, base/foundation/bottom 无底洞 wúdǐdòng, [無底洞], bottomless pit 底气 dǐqì, [底氣], lung capacity/lung power/stamina/confidence 班底 bāndǐ, ordinary members of theatrical troupe 功底 gōngdǐ, training in the basic skills/knowledge of the fundamentals 封底 fēngdǐ, the back cover of a book 井底之蛙 jǐngdǐzhīwā, the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)/fig. a person of limited outlook and ... 底限 dǐxiàn, lowest limit/bottom line 露底 lòudǐ, to let out a secret 平底 píngdǐ, flat bottomed/low heeled 保底 bǎodǐ, to break even/to guarantee a minimum (salary etc) 家底 jiādǐ, family property/patrimony 底薪 dǐxīn, basic salary/base pay/salary floor 幼发拉底河 YòufālādǐHé, [幼發拉底河], Euphrates River 底边 dǐbiān, [底邊], base (of a triangle)/base line/hem line (of skirt) 希波克拉底 Xībōkèlādǐ, Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine 眼底 yǎndǐ, fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc)/inside the e... 留底 liúdǐ, to keep a copy/copy kept for archiving/to put aside a portion (of a money sum) 尽收眼底 jìnshōuyǎndǐ, [盡收眼底], to take in the whole scene at once/to have a panoramic view 底蕴 dǐyùn, [底蘊], inside information/concrete details 根底 gēndǐ, foundation/grounding/background/what lies at the bottom of sth/root/cause 底数 dǐshù, [底數], radix/base (math.) 泄底 xièdǐ, [洩底], to divulge the inside story 摸底 mōdǐ, to have a clear view (of a situation)/to fish for information/fact-finding 眼底下 yǎndǐxia, in front of one's eyes/in full view as a panorama/right now 揭底 jiēdǐ, to reveal the inside story/to expose sb's secrets 基底 jīdǐ, plinth/base/substrate 去年底 qùniándǐ, late last year/the end of last year 追根问底 zhuīgēnwèndǐ, [追根問底], lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of s... 交底 jiāodǐ, to fill sb in (on the details of sth)/to put all one's cards on the table 亮底牌 liàngdǐpái, to show one's hand/to lay one's cards on the table 伊于胡底 yīyúhúdǐ, [伊於胡底], where will it stop? 伊洛瓦底 Yīluòwǎdǐ, Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma) 伊洛瓦底三角洲 Yīluòwǎdǐsānjiǎozhōu, Irrawaddy delta in south Myanmar (Burma) 伊洛瓦底江 YīluòwǎdǐJiāng, Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma) 依洛瓦底 Yīluòwǎdǐ, Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma)/also written 伊... 俄巴底亚书 Ébādǐyàshū, [俄巴底亞書], Book of Obadiah 俄底浦斯 Édǐpǔsī, Oedipus, legendary king of Thebes who killed his father and married his mother 俄底浦斯情结 Édǐpǔsīqíngjié, [俄底浦斯情結], Oedipus complex 修昔底德 Xiūxīdǐdé, Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the P... 修昔底德陷阱 Xiūxīdǐdéxiànjǐng, Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears... 兜底 dōudǐ, to reveal/to expose 兜老底兜鍪 dōulǎodǐdōumóu, helmet (archaic) 冈底斯山 Gāngdǐsīshān, [岡底斯山], Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the... 冈底斯山脉 Gāngdǐsīshānmài, [岡底斯山脈], Gangdisê mountain range in southwest Tibet 包袱底儿 bāofudǐr, [包袱底兒], family heirloom/most precious family possession/person's secrets/one's best perf... 厚底鞋 hòudǐxié, platform shoes 地底 dìdǐ, subterranean/underground 垫底儿 diàndǐr, [墊底兒], foundation layer/underlay/fig. to lay foundations/to snack 垫底费 diàndǐfèi, [墊底費], (finance) deductible/excess fee 基底动脉 jīdǐdòngmài, [基底動脈], basilar artery (central artery of the brain) 基底神经节孙损伤 jīdǐshénjīngjiésūnsǔnshāng, [基底神經節孫損傷], basal ganglia lesions 基底细胞癌 jīdǐxìbāoái, [基底細胞癌], basal cell carcinoma 外汇存底 wàihuìcúndǐ, [外匯存底], foreign exchange reserves (Tw) 大树底下好乘凉 dàshùdǐxiàhǎochéngliáng, [大樹底下好乘涼], lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)/fig. to benefit by proximit... 天底 tiāndǐ, (astronomy) nadir 好酒沉瓮底 hǎojiǔchénwèngdǐ, [好酒沉甕底], lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)/fig. the best is saved fo... 娄底 Lóudǐ, [婁底], Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan 娄底地区 Lóudǐdìqū, [婁底地區], Loudi prefecture in Hunan 娄底市 Lóudǐshì, [婁底市], Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan 寻根问底 xúngēnwèndǐ, [尋根問底], lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of s... 尼哥底母 Nígēdǐmǔ, Nicodemus, prominent Jew of the time of Christ, mentioned in the Gospel of John 巴士底 bāshìdǐ, the Bastille (Paris) 希罗底 Xīluódǐ, [希羅底], Herodium (town in biblical Judea) 底夸克 dǐkuākè, bottom quark (particle physics) 底料 dǐliào, base ingredient/base (cooking)/primer (paint) 底朝天 dǐcháotiān, upside down/upturned 底栖有孔虫 dǐqīyǒukǒngchóng, [底棲有孔蟲], benthic foraminifera 底栖生物 dǐqīshēngwù, [底棲生物], benthos 底格里斯 Dǐgélǐsī, Tigris River, Iraq 底格里斯河 DǐgélǐsīHé, Tigris River, Iraq 底止 dǐzhǐ, (literary) end/limit 底比斯 Dǐbǐsī, Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt/Thebes, ancient Greek city state 底汁 dǐzhī, stock (cooking)/base (of sauce or gravy) 底漆 dǐqī, primer 底版 dǐbǎn, (photography) negative/photographic plate/(printing) plate/block 底界 dǐjiè, lower boundary 底端 dǐduān, bottom/bottom side/end part 底肥 dǐféi, base fertilizer 底阀 dǐfá, [底閥], bottom valve/foot valve 底面 dǐmiàn, bottom/bottom side/bottom surface 强辩到底 qiǎngbiàndàodǐ, [強辯到底], to argue endlessly/to try to have the last word 彻底失败 chèdǐshībài, [徹底失敗], utter failure 打底 dǎdǐ, to lay a foundation (also fig.)/to make a first sketch/to eat sth before drinkin... 打底裤 dǎdǐkù, [打底褲], leggings 打破砂锅问到底 dǎpòshāguōwèndàodǐ, [打破砂鍋問到底], to go to the bottom of things (idiom) 拼到底 pīndàodǐ, to brave it out/to the bitter end 无底 wúdǐ, [無底], bottomless 无底坑 wúdǐkēng, [無底坑], the bottomless pit (Hell in the Bible)/pitless (elevator) 末底改 Mòdǐgǎi, Mordechai (name) 本底 běndǐ, background 本底计数 běndǐjìshù, [本底計數], background count 本底调查 běndǐdiàochá, [本底調查], background investigation 本底辐射 běndǐfúshè, [本底輻射], background radiation 标底 biāodǐ, [標底], base number (of a tender)/starting price (for auction) 案底 àndǐ, criminal record 水底相机 shuǐdǐxiàngjī, [水底相機], underwater camera 没底 méidǐ, [沒底], unsure/uncertain/unending 油底壳 yóudǐké, [油底殼], oil sump 洋底 yángdǐ, ocean floor/bottom of the ocean 洋底地壳 yángdǐdìqiào, [洋底地殼], oceanic crust (geology) 海底扩张 hǎidǐkuòzhāng, [海底擴張], seafloor spreading (geology) 海底扩张说 hǎidǐkuòzhāngshuō, [海底擴張說], theory of seafloor spreading (geology) 海底捞 Hǎidǐlāo, [海底撈], Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994 海底捞月 hǎidǐlāoyuè, [海底撈月], see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shuǐ zhōng lāo yuè] 海底捞针 hǎidǐlāozhēn, [海底撈針], see 大海撈針|大海捞针[dà hǎi lāo zhēn] 海底椰 hǎidǐyē, coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica) 海底轮 hǎidǐlún, [海底輪], mūlādhāra or muladhara, the root or Saturn chakra 查克拉, residing in the coccyx 深不见底 shēnbùjiàndǐ, [深不見底], so deep one cannot see to the bottom/limitless 清澈见底 qīngchèjiàndǐ, [清澈見底], water so clear you can see the bottom 潭底 tándǐ, bottom of a (deep) pond 澈底 chèdǐ, variant of 徹底|彻底[chè dǐ] 照片底版 zhàopiàndǐbǎn, a photographic plate 盘底 pándǐ, [盤底], to interrogate and get to the bottom of sth 盘根究底 pángēnjiūdǐ, [盤根究底], lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of s... 盘根问底 pángēnwèndǐ, [盤根問底], lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of s... 眼皮子底下 yǎnpízidǐxià, right in front of sb's eyes/right under sb's nose/current/at the moment 眼皮底下 yǎnpídǐxia, in front of one's eyes 硬底子 yìngdǐzi, (esp. of an actor) strong/capable 私底下 sīdǐxia, privately/secretly/confidentially 笔底下 bǐdǐxià, [筆底下], ability to write 米底亚 Mǐdǐyà, [米底亞], Media (ancient Middle east region) 粉底 fěndǐ, foundation (cosmetics) 自底向上 zìdǐxiàngshàng, bottom-up 船底座 Chuándǐzuò, Carina (constellation) 讨底 tǎodǐ, [討底], to enquire/to demand details 讨底儿 tǎodǐr, [討底兒], erhua variant of 討底|讨底[tǎo dǐ] 询根问底 xúngēnwèndǐ, [詢根問底], lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of s... 诺曼底人 nuòmàndǐrén, [諾曼底人], Norman (people) 诺曼底半岛 NuòmàndǐBàndǎo, [諾曼底半島], Normandy peninsula 足底筋膜炎 zúdǐjīnmóyán, plantar fasciitis (medicine) 跌至谷底 diēzhìgǔdǐ, to hit rock bottom (idiom) 跳出釜底进火坑 tiàochūfǔdǐjìnhuǒkēng, [跳出釜底進火坑], out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom) 追根寻底 zhuīgēnxúndǐ, [追根尋底], see 追根究底[zhuī gēn jiū dǐ] 追根究底 zhuīgēnjiūdǐ, to get to the heart of the matter 追根究底儿 zhuīgēnjiūdǐr, [追根究底兒], erhua variant of 追根究底[zhuī gēn jiū dǐ] 釜底抽薪 fǔdǐchōuxīn, to take drastic measures to deal with a situation/to pull the carpet from under ... 釜底游鱼 fǔdǐyóuyú, [釜底游魚], a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)/in a desperate situation 铺底 pùdǐ, [鋪底], shop fittings 页底 yèdǐ, [頁底], the bottom of the page 颅底 lúdǐ, [顱底], base of the skull