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底线

dǐ xiàn

HSK 3.0 level 7-9 2-character word Traditional 底線

底线 (dǐ xiàn) means "bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread". It is an HSK 3.0 level 7-9 word, and was not on the old six-level HSK list.

What 底线 means

1. bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept
2. sportsbaseline
3. (sewing) under thread
4. spy; informer; plant

The characters in 底线

• 底dǐbottom; base; background; foundation; copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a…
• 线xiànthread; string; wire

Sounds the same

Read dǐ xiàn, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 底限lowest limit; bottom line

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