diē zhì gǔ dǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to hit rock bottom (idiom)
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Original source entry:

跌至谷底 跌至谷底 [die1 zhi4 gu3 di3] /to hit rock bottom (idiom)/

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Character information

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  • 跌
    diē

    to fall / to tumble / to trip / (of prices etc) to drop / Taiwan pr. [dié]

  • 至
    zhì

    to arrive / most / to / until

  • 谷
    gǔ

    grain / corn / valley

    Gǔ

    surname Gu

  • 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])

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