| 底 | [ de ] (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle) |
| 底 | [ dǐ ] background, bottom, base, end (of the month, year etc), remnants, (math.) radix, base |
| 底下 | [ dǐ xia ] the location below sth, afterwards |
| 底夸克 | [ dǐ kuā kè ] bottom quark (particle physics) |
| 底子 | [ dǐ zi ] base, foundation, bottom |
| 底定 | [ dǐ dìng ] (literary) to quell an insurgency, (Tw) to settle (a matter) |
| 底層 | [ dǐ céng ] ground or first floor, bottom (of a pile), lowest rung (of society) |
| 底座 | [ dǐ zuò ] base, pedestal, foundation |
| 底數 | [ dǐ shù ] radix, base (math.) |
| 底料 | [ dǐ ] base ingredient, base (cooking), primer (paint) |
| 底朝天 | [ dǐ chaó tiān ] upside down, upturned |
| 底格里斯 | [ dǐ gé lǐ sī ] Tigris River, Iraq |
| 底格里斯河 | [ dǐ gé lǐ sī hé ] Tigris River, Iraq |
| 底棲有孔蟲 | [ dǐ qī yoǔ kǒng chóng ] benthic foraminifera |
| 底棲生物 | [ dǐ qī shēng wù ] benthos |
| 底止 | [ dǐ zhǐ ] (literary) end, limit |
| 底比斯 | [ dǐ bǐ sī ] Thebes, place name in ancient Egypt, Thebes, ancient Greek city state |
| 底氣 | [ dǐ qì ] lung capacity, lung power, stamina, confidence |
| 底汁 | [ dǐ zhī ] stock (cooking), base (of sauce or gravy) |
| 底漆 | [ dǐ qī ] primer |
| 底片 | [ dǐ piàn ] negative, photographic plate |
| 底版 | [ dǐ bǎn ] (photography) negative, photographic plate, (printing) plate, block |
| 底牌 | [ dǐ paí ] cards in one's hand, (fig.) undisclosed strength or information, hidden trump |
| 底特律 | [ dǐ tè lǜ ] Detroit, Michigan |
| 底界 | [ dǐ jiè ] lower boundary |
| 底盤 | [ dǐ pán ] chassis |
| 底端 | [ dǐ duān ] bottom, bottom side, end part |
| 底細 | [ dǐ xì ] inside information, the ins and outs of the matter, how things stand, what's up |
| 底線 | [ dǐ xiàn ] to underline, bottom line, base line (in sports), baseline, minimum, spy, plant |
| 底肥 | [ dǐ feí ] base fertilizer |
| 底薪 | [ dǐ xīn ] basic salary, base pay, salary floor |
| 底蘊 | [ dǐ yùn ] inside information, concrete details |
| 底邊 | [ dǐ biān ] base (of a triangle), base line, hem line (of skirt) |
| 底部 | [ dǐ bù ] bottom |
| 底閥 | [ dǐ fá ] bottom valve, foot valve |
| 底限 | [ dǐ xiàn ] lowest limit, bottom line |
| 底面 | [ dǐ miàn ] bottom, bottom side, bottom surface |
| ⇒ 井底之蛙 | [ jǐng dǐ zhī wā ] the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom), fig. a person of limited outlook and experience |
| ⇒ 交底 | [ dǐ ] to fill sb in (on the details of sth), to put all one's cards on the table |
| ⇒ 亮底牌 | [ liàng dǐ paí ] to show one's hand, to lay one's cards on the table |
| ⇒ 伊於胡底 | [ yī yú hú dǐ ] where will it stop? |
| ⇒ 伊洛瓦底 | [ yī luò wǎ dǐ ] Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma) |
| ⇒ 伊洛瓦底三角洲 | [ yī luò wǎ dǐ sān zhoū ] Irrawaddy Delta in south Myanmar (Burma) |
| ⇒ 伊洛瓦底江 | [ yī luò wǎ dǐ jiāng ] Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma) |
| ⇒ 依洛瓦底 | [ yī luò wǎ dǐ ] Irrawaddy or Ayeyarwaddy River, the main river of Myanmar (Burma), also written 伊洛瓦底 |
| ⇒ 俄巴底亞書 | [ é bā dǐ yà shū ] Book of Obadiah |
| ⇒ 俄底浦斯 | [ é dǐ pǔ sī ] Oedipus, legendary king of Thebes who killed his father and married his mother |
| ⇒ 俄底浦斯情結 | [ é dǐ pǔ sī qíng jié ] Oedipus complex |
| ⇒ 保底 | [ baǒ dǐ ] to break even, to guarantee a minimum (salary etc) |
| ⇒ 修昔底德 | [ xiū xī dǐ dé ] Thucydides (c. 455 - c. 400 BC), Greek historian, author of the History of the Peloponnesian War |
| ⇒ 修昔底德陷阱 | [ xiū xī dǐ dé xiàn jǐng ] Thucydides trap (theory that war results when a dominant established power fears the rise of a rival power) |
| ⇒ 兜底 | [ doū dǐ ] to reveal, to expose |
| ⇒ 兜老底兜鍪 | [ doū laǒ dǐ doū moú ] helmet (archaic) |
| ⇒ 刨根問底 | [ paó gēn wèn dǐ ] to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth |
| ⇒ 到底 | [ daò dǐ ] finally, in the end, when all is said and done, after all, to the end, to the last |
| ⇒ 功底 | [ gōng dǐ ] training in the basic skills, knowledge of the fundamentals |
| ⇒ 包袱底兒 | [ baō fu dǐ ] family heirloom, most precious family possession, person's secrets, one's best performance |
| ⇒ 厚底鞋 | [ hoù dǐ xié ] platform shoes |
| ⇒ 去年底 | [ qù nián dǐ ] late last year, the end of last year |
| ⇒ 地底 | [ dì dǐ ] subterranean, underground |
| ⇒ 基底 | [ jī dǐ ] plinth, base, substrate |
| ⇒ 基底動脈 | [ jī dǐ dòng maì ] basilar artery (central artery of the brain) |
| ⇒ 基底神經節孫損傷 | [ jī dǐ shén jīng jié sūn sǔn shāng ] basal ganglia lesions |
| ⇒ 基底細胞癌 | [ jī dǐ xì baō aí ] basal cell carcinoma |
| ⇒ 墊底 | [ diàn dǐ ] 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 |
| ⇒ 墊底兒 | [ diàn dǐ ] erhua variant of 墊底|垫底[dian4 di3] |
| ⇒ 墊底費 | [ diàn dǐ feì ] deductible (the part of an insurance claim paid by the insured), (UK English) excess |
| ⇒ 外匯存底 | [ waì huì cún dǐ ] foreign exchange reserves (Tw) |
| ⇒ 大樹底下好乘涼 | [ dà shù dǐ xià haǒ chéng liáng ] lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom), fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person |
| ⇒ 天底 | [ tiān dǐ ] (astronomy) nadir |
| ⇒ 天底下 | [ tiān dǐ xia ] in this world, under the sun |
| ⇒ 好酒沉甕底 | [ haǒ jiǔ chén wèng dǐ ] lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom), fig. the best is saved for last |
| ⇒ 婁底 | [ loú dǐ ] Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan |
| ⇒ 婁底地區 | [ loú dǐ dì qū ] Loudi prefecture in Hunan |
| ⇒ 婁底市 | [ loú dǐ shì ] Loudi prefecture-level city in Hunan |
| ⇒ 家底 | [ jiā dǐ ] family property, patrimony |
| ⇒ 封底 | [ fēng dǐ ] the back cover of a book |
| ⇒ 封底裡 | [ fēng dǐ lǐ ] inside back cover |
| ⇒ 尋根問底 | [ xún gēn wèn dǐ ] lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth |
| ⇒ 尼哥底母 | [ ní gē dǐ mǔ ] Nicodemus, prominent Jew of the time of Christ, mentioned in the Gospel of John |
| ⇒ 岡底斯山 | [ gāng dǐ sī shān ] Mt Gangdisê (6656m) in southwest Tibet, revered by Tibetans as the center of the universe |
| ⇒ 岡底斯山脈 | [ gāng dǐ sī shān maì ] Gangdisê mountain range in southwest Tibet |
| ⇒ 巴士底 | [ bā shì dǐ ] the Bastille (Paris) |
| ⇒ 希波克拉底 | [ xī bō kè lā dǐ ] Hippocrates (c. 460 BC - c. 370 BC), Greek physician, father of Western medicine |
| ⇒ 希羅底 | [ xī luó dǐ ] Herodium (town in biblical Judea) |
| ⇒ 平底 | [ píng dǐ ] flat bottomed, low heeled |
| ⇒ 平底鍋 | [ píng dǐ guō ] frying pan |
| ⇒ 年底 | [ nián dǐ ] the end of the year, year-end |
| ⇒ 幼發拉底河 | [ yoù fā lā dǐ hé ] Euphrates River |
| ⇒ 強辯到底 | [ qiǎng biàn daò dǐ ] to argue endlessly, to try to have the last word |
| ⇒ 徹底 | [ chè dǐ ] thorough, thoroughly, complete |
| ⇒ 徹底失敗 | [ chè dǐ shī baì ] utter failure |
| ⇒ 心底 | [ xīn dǐ ] bottom of one's heart |
| ⇒ 打底 | [ dǎ dǐ ] to lay a foundation (also fig.), to make a first sketch, to eat sth before drinking, to apply an undercoat |
| ⇒ 打底子 | [ dǎ dǐ zi ] to sketch, to draft, to lay the foundation |
| ⇒ 打底褲 | [ dǎ dǐ kù ] leggings |
| ⇒ 打破砂鍋問到底 | [ dǎ pò shā guō wèn daò dǐ ] to go to the bottom of things (idiom) |
| ⇒ 拼到底 | [ pīn daò dǐ ] to brave it out, to the bitter end |
| ⇒ 揭底 | [ jiē dǐ ] to reveal the inside story, to expose sb's secrets |
| ⇒ 摸底 | [ mō dǐ ] to have a clear view (of a situation), to fish for information, fact-finding |
| ⇒ 月底 | [ yuè dǐ ] end of the month |
| ⇒ 末底改 | [ mò dǐ gaǐ ] Mordechai (name) |
| ⇒ 本底 | [ běn dǐ ] background |
| ⇒ 本底計數 | [ běn dǐ jì shù ] background count |
| ⇒ 本底調查 | [ běn dǐ chá ] background investigation |
| ⇒ 本底輻射 | [ běn dǐ fú shè ] background radiation |
| ⇒ 根底 | [ gēn dǐ ] foundation, grounding, background, what lies at the bottom of sth, root, cause |
| ⇒ 案底 | [ àn dǐ ] criminal record |
| ⇒ 標底 | [ dǐ ] base number (of a tender), starting price (for auction) |
| ⇒ 歇斯底里 | [ xiē sī dǐ lǐ ] hysteria (loanword), hysterical |
| ⇒ 歸根到底 | [ guī gēn daò dǐ ] after all, in the final analysis, ultimately |
| ⇒ 歸根結底 | [ guī gēn jié dǐ ] in the final analysis, ultimately |
| ⇒ 水底 | [ shuǐ dǐ ] underwater |
| ⇒ 水底相機 | [ shuǐ dǐ xiàng jī ] underwater camera |
| ⇒ 沒底 | [ meí dǐ ] unsure, uncertain, unending |
| ⇒ 油底殼 | [ yoú dǐ ké ] oil sump |
| ⇒ 洋底 | [ yáng dǐ ] ocean floor, bottom of the ocean |
| ⇒ 洋底地殼 | [ yáng dǐ dì ] oceanic crust (geology) |
| ⇒ 洩底 | [ xiè dǐ ] to divulge the inside story |
| ⇒ 海底 | [ haǐ dǐ ] seabed, seafloor, bottom of the ocean |
| ⇒ 海底撈 | [ haǐ dǐ laō ] Haidilao (aka Hai Di Lao), hot pot restaurant chain founded in Sichuan in 1994 |
| ⇒ 海底撈月 | [ haǐ dǐ laō yuè ] see 水中撈月|水中捞月[shui3 zhong1 lao1 yue4] |
| ⇒ 海底撈針 | [ haǐ dǐ laō zhēn ] see 大海撈針|大海捞针[da4 hai3 lao1 zhen1] |
| ⇒ 海底擴張 | [ haǐ dǐ kuò zhāng ] seafloor spreading (geology) |
| ⇒ 海底擴張說 | [ haǐ dǐ kuò zhāng shuō ] theory of seafloor spreading (geology) |
| ⇒ 海底椰 | [ haǐ dǐ yē ] coco de mer or "sea coconut" (Lodoicea maldivica) |
| ⇒ 海底輪 | [ haǐ dǐ lún ] muladhara, the root or Saturn chakra, residing in the coccyx |
| ⇒ 深不見底 | [ shēn bù jiàn dǐ ] so deep one cannot see to the bottom, limitless |
| ⇒ 清澈見底 | [ qīng chè jiàn dǐ ] water so clear you can see the bottom |
| ⇒ 潭底 | [ tán dǐ ] bottom of a (deep) pond |
| ⇒ 澈底 | [ chè dǐ ] variant of 徹底|彻底[che4 di3] |
| ⇒ 無底 | [ wú dǐ ] bottomless |
| ⇒ 無底坑 | [ wú dǐ kēng ] the bottomless pit (Hell in the Bible), pitless (elevator) |
| ⇒ 無底洞 | [ wú dǐ dòng ] bottomless pit |
| ⇒ 照片底版 | [ zhaò piàn dǐ bǎn ] a photographic plate |
| ⇒ 班底 | [ bān dǐ ] ordinary members of theatrical troupe |
| ⇒ 留底 | [ liú dǐ ] to keep a copy, copy kept for archiving, to put aside a portion (of a money sum) |
| ⇒ 盡收眼底 | [ jìn shoū yǎn dǐ ] to take in the whole scene at once, to have a panoramic view |
| ⇒ 盤底 | [ pán dǐ ] to interrogate and get to the bottom of sth |
| ⇒ 盤根問底 | [ pán gēn wèn dǐ ] lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth |
| ⇒ 盤根究底 | [ pán gēn jiū dǐ ] lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth |
| ⇒ 眼底 | [ yǎn dǐ ] 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 |
| ⇒ 眼底下 | [ yǎn dǐ xia ] in front of one's eyes, in full view as a panorama, right now |
| ⇒ 眼皮子底下 | [ yǎn pí zi dǐ xià ] right in front of sb's eyes, right under sb's nose, current, at the moment |
| ⇒ 眼皮底下 | [ yǎn pí dǐ xia ] in front of one's eyes |
| ⇒ 硬底子 | [ yìng dǐ zi ] (esp. of an actor) strong, capable |
| ⇒ 私底下 | [ sī dǐ xia ] privately, secretly, confidentially |
| ⇒ 筆底下 | [ bǐ dǐ xià ] ability to write |
| ⇒ 米底亞 | [ mǐ dǐ yà ] Media (ancient Middle east region) |
| ⇒ 粉底 | [ fěn dǐ ] foundation (cosmetics) |
| ⇒ 腳底 | [ dǐ ] soles of the feet |
| ⇒ 臥底 | [ wò dǐ ] to hide (as an undercover agent), an insider (in a gang of thieves), a mole |
| ⇒ 自底向上 | [ zì dǐ xiàng shàng ] bottom-up |
| ⇒ 船底座 | [ chuán dǐ zuò ] Carina (constellation) |
| ⇒ 蘇格拉底 | [ sū gé lā dǐ ] Socrates (469-399 BC), Greek philosopher, José Sócrates (1957-), prime minister of Portugal (2005-2011) |
| ⇒ 討底 | [ taǒ dǐ ] to enquire, to demand details |
| ⇒ 討底兒 | [ taǒ dǐ ] erhua variant of 討底|讨底[tao3 di3] |
| ⇒ 詢根問底 | [ xún gēn wèn dǐ ] lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth |
| ⇒ 說到底 | [ shuō daò dǐ ] in the final analysis, in the end |
| ⇒ 諾曼底 | [ nuò màn dǐ ] Normandy, France |
| ⇒ 諾曼底人 | [ nuò màn dǐ rén ] Norman (people) |
| ⇒ 諾曼底半島 | [ nuò màn dǐ bàn daǒ ] Normandy peninsula |
| ⇒ 謎底 | [ mí dǐ ] answer to a riddle |
| ⇒ 谷底 | [ gǔ dǐ ] valley floor, (fig.) lowest ebb, all-time low |
| ⇒ 足底筋膜炎 | [ zú dǐ jīn mó yán ] plantar fasciitis (medicine) |
| ⇒ 跌至谷底 | [ diē zhì gǔ dǐ ] to hit rock bottom (idiom) |
| ⇒ 跳出釜底進火坑 | [ chū fǔ dǐ jìn huǒ kēng ] out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom) |
| ⇒ 追根問底 | [ zhuī gēn wèn dǐ ] lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth |
| ⇒ 追根尋底 | [ zhuī gēn xún dǐ ] see 追根究底[zhui1 gen1 jiu1 di3] |
| ⇒ 追根究底 | [ zhuī gēn jiū dǐ ] to get to the heart of the matter |
| ⇒ 追根究底兒 | [ zhuī gēn jiū dǐ ] erhua variant of 追根究底[zhui1 gen1 jiu1 di3] |
| ⇒ 釜底抽薪 | [ fǔ dǐ choū xīn ] to take drastic measures to deal with a situation, to pull the carpet from under sb |
| ⇒ 釜底游魚 | [ fǔ dǐ yoú yú ] a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom), in a desperate situation |
| ⇒ 鋪底 | [ pù dǐ ] shop fittings |
| ⇒ 露底 | [ loù dǐ ] to let out a secret |
| ⇒ 鞋底 | [ xié dǐ ] sole (of a shoe) |
| ⇒ 頁底 | [ yè dǐ ] the bottom of the page |
| ⇒ 顱底 | [ lú dǐ ] base of the skull |
| ⇒ 骨盆底 | [ gǔ pén dǐ ] pelvic floor (anatomy) |
