垫底 meaning in English
to put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime
Meaning of 垫底
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
diàndǐ
- 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
垫底 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
汤姆把钱藏在床垫底下。
Tom hid his money under his mattress.
Stroke order for each character
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垫 diàn · pad · 9 strokes
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底 dǐ · bottom · 8 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 垫底.
| 到底 | dàodǐ | finally; in the end |
| 底下 | dǐxia | the location below sth; afterwards |
| 年底 | niándǐ | end of the year |
| 彻底 | chèdǐ | thorough; thoroughly |
| 月底 | yuèdǐ | end of the month |
| 海底 | hǎidǐ | seabed; seafloor; bottom of the ocean |
| 底线 | dǐxiàn | bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline |
| 说到底 | shuōdàodǐ | in the final analysis; in the end |
| 底层 | dǐcéng | ground floor; first floor; lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc) |
| 垫子 | diànzi | cushion; mat; pad |
| 谜底 | mídǐ | answer to a riddle |
| 底蕴 | dǐyùn | inside information; concrete details |
Questions about 垫底
What does 垫底 mean?
垫底 (diàndǐ) means "to put sth on the bottom; to eat sth to tide oneself over until mealtime".
How do you write 垫底?
垫底 is made of 2 characters: 垫 (9 strokes), 底 (8 strokes). That is 17 strokes in total.
Is 垫底 an HSK word?
Yes. 垫底 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 垫底 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 垫底 is written 墊底.