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HSK
finally / in the end / when all is said and done / after all / to the end / to the last
HSK 3
the end of the year / year-end
HSK 3
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  *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
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
answer to a riddle
HSK 7-9
in the final analysis / in the end
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
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *底* | 底* | *底
(equivalent to as possessive particle)
the bottom of a body of water
plinth; base; substrate
to have a clear view (of a situation) / to fish for information / fact-finding
in the final analysis / ultimately
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
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
foundation (cosmetics)
subterranean / underground
soles of the feet
sole (of a shoe)
to brave it out / to the bitter end
to take in the whole scene at once; to have a panoramic view
valley floor / (fig.) lowest ebb / all-time low
unsure / uncertain / unending
Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine
to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
(idiom) in the final analysis
to interrogate and get to the bottom of sth
to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
foreign exchange reserves (Tw)
(astronomy) nadir
shop fittings
to divulge the inside story
Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher / José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011)
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
family property / patrimony
to get to the heart of the matter
to let out a secret
foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause
to disclose inside information / to divulge secret details
(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
to reveal the inside story / to expose sb's secrets
to provide a safety net / (coll.) to reveal; to expose (sth disreputable)
bottomless
variant of 徹底|彻底
flat bottomed / low heeled
(finance) to snap up undervalued stocks / bargain-hunting; bottom-fishing
criminal record
to support the bottom of sth / (fig.) to provide a safety net
the Bastille (Paris)
so deep one cannot see to the bottom / limitless
Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwady, the main river of Myanmar
late last year / the end of last year
(anatomy) pelvic floor
Herodium (town in biblical Judea)
background
base number (of a tender) / starting price (for auction)
bottom of a (deep) pond
the bottom of the page
to fill sb in (on the details of sth) / to put all one's cards on the table
where will it stop?
to break even / to guarantee a minimum (salary etc)
lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom) / fig. the best is saved for last
the back cover of a book
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
to argue endlessly / to try to have the last word
ocean floor / bottom of the ocean
water so clear you can see the bottom
(of a body of water) clear enough to see the bottom / limpid
(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 keep a copy / copy kept for archiving / to put aside a portion (of a money sum)
to hide (as an undercover agent) / an insider (in a gang of thieves) / a mole
to enquire / to demand details
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
Normandy, France
(of authorities, journalists etc) to uncover hidden facts / (HK, Tw) to dox
to hit rock bottom (idiom)
lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
the bottom of a pot or pan / hotpot broth
base of the skull
pelvic floor (anatomy)


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