Word information
Simplified底层
Traditional底層
Pinyindǐcéng
Part of speech名
HSK 3.07-9
HSK 2.0Not listed
Chinese word dictionary
底层
dǐcéng · ground floor; first floor; lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc)
Character breakdown
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How to learn 底层
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层céng
to pile on top of one another; layer; stratum; floor (of a building); story; (math.) sheaf; classifier for layers
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
彻底chèdǐthorough; thoroughly; complete