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垫底

diàn dǐdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
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
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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.

Source record: cd-f9fd1337120153d6. Source SHA-256: bbc4b27f26bee1a262f4d7939667a040c7857c7fc0200a2fa7a86d3352a09eae.

Original source entry:

墊底 垫底 [dian4 di3] /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/

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Other forms in these source records: 墊底

  • 垫
    diàn

    pad / cushion / mat / to pad out / to fill a gap / to pay for sb / to advance (money)

  • 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])

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.