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HSK
the end of the year / year-end
HSK 3
finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last
HSK 3
thorough / thoroughly / complete
HSK 4
the location below sth / afterwards
HSK 3
end of the month
HSK 4
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *底* | 底* | *底
bottom; base / background; foundation / copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record / (suffix) end of a year or month / (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底數|底数)
HSK 4
bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept / (sports) baseline / (sewing) under thread / spy; informer; plant
HSK 7-9
in the final analysis / in the end
HSK 7-9
base fertilizer
Tigris River, Iraq
in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama / right now
base number (of a tender) / starting price (for auction)
seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean
HSK 6
leggings
(finance) to snap up undervalued stocks / bargain-hunting; bottom-fishing
ground floor; first floor / lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc)
HSK 7-9
frying pan
coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica)
the bottom of a body of water
inside information / concrete details
HSK 7-9
fundus of the eye (containing the choroid, retina, optic nerve etc) / inside the eye / right in front of one's eyes / in full view as a panorama
bottom of one's heart
bottomless
base of the skull
ground floor; first floor
right in front of sb's eyes / right under sb's nose / current / at the moment
privately / secretly / confidentially
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
upside down / upturned
after all / in the final analysis / ultimately
HSK 7-9
answer to a riddle
HSK 7-9
foundation (cosmetics)
Detroit, Michigan
lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
to provide a safety net / (coll.) to reveal; to expose (sth disreputable)
family property / patrimony
plinth; base; substrate
seafloor spreading (geology)
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
to hide (as an undercover agent) / an insider (in a gang of thieves) / a mole
subterranean / underground
Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War
lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) / fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994
to fill sb in (on the details of sth) / to put all one's cards on the table
base / foundation / bottom
HSK 7-9
(theater) (originally) non-leading actors; supporting cast; (now) key members of a production team (actors, directors, writers etc) / (by extension) key members of a group or organization
to brave it out / to the bitter end
to reveal the inside story / to expose sb's secrets
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
to get to the heart of the matter
training in the basic skills / knowledge of the fundamentals
HSK 7-9
pelvic floor (anatomy)
background
Euphrates River
Norman (people)
(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom / limpid
to interrogate and get to the bottom of sth
lowest limit / bottom line
bottomless pit
valley floor / (fig.) lowest ebb / all-time low
to disclose inside information / to divulge secret details
to put sth on the bottom / to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime / to lay the foundation / to come last in the rankings
HSK 7-9
flat bottomed / low heeled
to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
basilar artery (central artery of the brain)
benthos
basic salary / base pay / salary floor
the bottom of a pot or pan / hotpot broth
platform shoes
to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view
soles of the feet
bottom-up
Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher / José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011)
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *底* | 底* | *底
(equivalent to as possessive particle)
inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up
to support the bottom of sth / (fig.) to provide a safety net
hysteria (loanword) / hysterical
late last year / the end of last year
bottom valve / foot valve
deductible (the part of an insurance claim paid by the insured) / (UK English) excess
base ingredient / base (cooking) / primer (paint)
negative / photographic plate
(marine geology) hydrothermal vent
so deep one cannot see to the bottom / limitless
basal cell carcinoma
the back cover of a book
(literary) to quell an insurgency / (Tw) to settle (a matter)
base (of a triangle) / base line / hem line (of skirt)
in this world / under the sun
(of stock prices, etc) to slump; to dip
cards in one's hand / (fig.) undisclosed strength or information / hidden trump
unsure / uncertain / unending
water so clear you can see the bottom
to take drastic measures to deal with a situation / to pull the carpet from under sb
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
inside back cover

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