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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
the location below sth / afterwards
HSK 3
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
end of the month
HSK 4
thorough / thoroughly / complete
HSK 4
seabed / seafloor / bottom of the ocean
HSK 6
inside information / concrete details
HSK 7-9
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
bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept / (sports) baseline / (sewing) under thread / spy; informer; plant
HSK 7-9
answer to a riddle
HSK 7-9
after all / in the final analysis / ultimately
HSK 7-9
training in the basic skills / knowledge of the fundamentals
HSK 7-9
base / foundation / bottom
HSK 7-9
in the final analysis / in the end
HSK 7-9
ground floor; first floor / lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc)
HSK 7-9
chassis
basic salary / base pay / salary floor
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *底* | 底* | *底
(equivalent to as possessive particle)
Detroit, Michigan
criminal record
Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher / José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011)
to have a clear view (of a situation) / to fish for information / fact-finding
to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat
bottom of one's heart
lung capacity; lung power / boldness; confidence; self-assurance; vigor
to provide a safety net / (coll.) to reveal; to expose (sth disreputable)
to break even / to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)
to fill sb in (on the details of sth) / to put all one's cards on the table
soles of the feet
in the final analysis / ultimately
valley floor / (fig.) lowest ebb / all-time low
the bottom of a pot or pan / hotpot broth
to hide (as an undercover agent) / an insider (in a gang of thieves) / a mole
negative / photographic plate
base (of a triangle) / base line / hem line (of skirt)
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
Normandy, France
primer
cards in one's hand / (fig.) undisclosed strength or information / hidden trump
(finance) to snap up undervalued stocks / bargain-hunting; bottom-fishing
to disclose inside information / to divulge secret details
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
(math.) radix; base
sole (of a shoe)
the back cover of a book
inside information / the ins and outs of the matter / how things stand / what's up
(of stock prices, etc) to slump; to dip
so deep one cannot see to the bottom / limitless
to support the bottom of sth / (fig.) to provide a safety net
bottomless pit
lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
in this world / under the sun
(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 take drastic measures to deal with a situation / to pull the carpet from under sb
foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause
base fertilizer
see 水中撈月|水中捞月 / (mahjong) to complete one's hand on the last draw of the round
(photography) negative / photographic plate / (printing) plate / block
Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine
to keep a copy / copy kept for archiving / to put aside a portion (of a money sum)
to let out a secret
to get to the heart of the matter
water so clear you can see the bottom
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
to reveal the inside story / to expose sb's secrets
to divulge the inside story
where will it stop?
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom) / in a desperate situation
lowest limit / bottom line
Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwady, the main river of Myanmar
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
subterranean / underground
bottom / bottom side / bottom surface
foundation (cosmetics)
plinth; base; substrate
flat bottomed / low heeled
(literary) to quell an insurgency / (Tw) to settle (a matter)
to interrogate and get to the bottom of sth
Book of Obadiah
frying pan
leggings
Euphrates River
(literary) end / limit
base of the skull
to brave it out / to the bitter end
to enquire / to demand details
Loudi, prefecture-level city in Hunan Province 湖南省
late last year / the end of last year
lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom) / fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
privately / secretly / confidentially
right in front of sb's eyes / right under sb's nose / current / at the moment
variant of 徹底|彻底
plantar fasciitis (medicine)
to show one's hand / to lay one's cards on the table
oil sump
Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt / Thebes, ancient Greek city state
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)

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