dǐ zi

底 子

Level:

NHSK 789－1

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1
n.details; ins and outs; root of a matter
- gǎo qīng chu dǐ zi
  搞清楚底子
  find out the root of the matter
- mō qīng dǐ zi
  摸清底子
  get to the bottom of something
- zhōng guó xiàn dài huà gōng yè dǐ zi báo
  中国现代化工业底子薄。
  Modern Chinese industry is poor.
synonym
dǐ xì底细
2
n.bottom; base
- xiāng dǐ zi
  箱底子
  bottom of trunk
- xié dǐ zi
  鞋底子
  sole of shoe
synonym
gēn dǐ根底 gēn dì根蒂 gēn dǐ根柢
3
n.remnant; remainder; leftover
- liáng dǐ zi
  粮底子
  remnant of grain
- huò dǐ zi
  货底子
  remnant of stock
4
n.dialfoundation; basis; grounding
- tā yīng yǔ dǐ zi hǎo
  她英语底子好。
  She is well-grounded in English.
- tā shù xué dǐ zi báo
  她数学底子薄。
  She has a poor grounding in maths.
- tā hàn yǔ dǐ zi hòu
  他汉语底子厚。
  He has a good grounding in Chinese.
synonym
jī chǔ基础
5
n.manuscript; rough draft or sketch
- dǎ gè tàn bǐ dǐ zi
  打个炭笔底子
  make a rough sketch on the canvas with crayon
- nǐ fā chū de wén jiàn yào liú gè dǐ zi
  你发出的文件要留个底子。
  You should keep a copy of each document sent out.
synonym
dǐ gǎo底稿 gǎo běn稿本
6
n.background of a design or pattern
- tā chuān zhe yī jiàn bái dǐ zi xiǎo hóng huā de chèn shān
  她穿着一件白底子小红花的衬衫。
  She is wearing a white shirt with little red flowers.

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