底 层

dǐ céngdictionary entry

ground floor / first floor / lowest level / lowest rung (of society etc)

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

底層底层 [di3 ceng2] /ground floor; first floor/lowest level; lowest rung (of society etc)/

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Other forms in these source records: 底層

底
de
(equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
dǐ
bottom / 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[dǐ shù])
层
céng
to pile on top of one another / layer / stratum / floor (of a building) / story / (math.) sheaf / classifier for layers

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