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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
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
thorough / thoroughly / complete
HSK 4
so deep one cannot see to the bottom / limitless
seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean
HSK 6
(finance) to snap up undervalued stocks / bargain-hunting; bottom-fishing
the bottom of a body of water
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
in the final analysis / in the end
HSK 7-9
foundation (cosmetics)
answer to a riddle
HSK 7-9
to provide a safety net / (coll.) to reveal; to expose (sth disreputable)
family property / patrimony
plinth; base; substrate
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
subterranean / underground
after all / in the final analysis / ultimately
HSK 7-9
to fill sb in (on the details of sth) / to put all one's cards on the table
unsure / uncertain / unending
(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
to get to the heart of the matter
training in the basic skills / knowledge of the fundamentals
HSK 7-9
pelvic floor (anatomy)
background
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom / limpid
(idiom) in the final analysis
valley floor / (fig.) lowest ebb / all-time low
to disclose inside information / to divulge secret details
flat bottomed / low heeled
to lay a foundation (also fig.) / to make a first sketch / to eat sth before drinking / to apply an undercoat
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *底* | 底* | *底
(equivalent to as possessive particle)
to support the bottom of sth / (fig.) to provide a safety net
late last year / the end of last year
in the final analysis / ultimately
Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher / José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011)
the back cover of a book
to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view
(of stock prices, etc) to slump; to dip
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
base number (of a tender) / starting price (for auction)
water so clear you can see the bottom
Normandy, France
to argue endlessly / to try to have the last word
(anatomy) pelvic floor
(of authorities, journalists etc) to uncover hidden facts / (HK, Tw) to dox
shop fittings
the bottom of a pot or pan / hotpot broth
to let out a secret
to have a clear view (of a situation) / to fish for information / fact-finding
to hide (as an undercover agent) / an insider (in a gang of thieves) / a mole
to break even / to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)
to interrogate and get to the bottom of sth
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
foreign exchange reserves (Tw)
Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwady, the main river of Myanmar
criminal record
bottom of a (deep) pond
foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause
ocean floor / bottom of the ocean
(astronomy) nadir
soles of the feet
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
to divulge the inside story
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
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)
sole (of a shoe)
to hit rock bottom (idiom)
base of the skull
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
the bottom of the page
Herodium (town in biblical Judea)
bottomless
where will it stop?
lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom) / fig. the best is saved for last
the Bastille (Paris)
variant of 徹底|彻底
to enquire / to demand details


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