底 dǐ
“background; bottom; base”
locality word, nounHSK 4 · 2021 list level 4
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
底 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 1153: 底 dǐ — Level 4; official annotation 4 (名). PDF page 108
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
用法How to use 底
底 means the bottom or the lowest part of something. In everyday speech it is used mostly in the place word 底下 ("under, beneath"), which follows a noun: 桌子底下, 床底下, or in 底部 / 最底下. It also appears in time expressions like 月底 and 年底 for the end of a month or year.
例句Example sentences
- 桌子底下有一只小猫。zhuō zi dǐ xià yǒu yì zhī xiǎo māo.There is a small cat under the table.
- 我的钥匙掉到床底下了。wǒ de yào shi diào dào chuáng dǐ xià le.My keys fell under the bed.
常见错误Common mistakes
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✗猫在桌子底睡觉。
✓猫在桌子底下睡觉。
底 cannot stand alone as a place word; use the fixed form 底下 (or 下面).
义项All meanings
- de: (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
- dǐ: background; bottom; base; end (of the month, year etc); remnants; (math.) radix