Word information
Simplified井底之蛙
Traditional井底之蛙
Pinyinjǐngdǐzhīwā
Part of speechGeneral
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
井底之蛙
jǐngdǐzhīwā · lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom); fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
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之zhī
(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的); him; her; it
到底dàodǐfinally; in the end; when all is said and done; after all; to the end; to the last
底dǐbottom; 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[di3 shu4])
底下dǐxiathe location below sth; afterwards
年底niándǐthe end of the year; year-end
之zhī(possessive particle, literary equivalent of 的[de5]); him; her; it