底下
HSK 4 (exam 2025)HSK 3 (2021)
底下 (dǐxia) · under
底下 (dǐxia) means “under; below; beneath”. It is written with 2 characters: 底 (bottom) + 下 (down). It is an HSK 4 word in the current exam syllabus (2025).
How 底下 is built
The characters
底 dǐ · bottom
What 底 is made of
- 广guǎng — broad
- 丶 — dot
- 厂chǎng — "cliff" in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 27)
- 氐dī — the name of an ancient tribe
- 氏shì — clan
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: 广 gives the meaning, 氐 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
下 xià · down
What 下 is made of
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 卜bo — divination
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 丶 — dot
Origin hint: One stroke under another; compare 上 (above) (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
猫在桌子底下。Māo zài zhuōzi dǐxia.The cat is under the table.
你的鞋在床底下吗？Nǐ de xié zài chuáng dǐxia ma?Are your shoes under the bed?
Questions about 底下
What does 底下 mean?
底下 (dǐxia) means “under; below; beneath”.
How do you pronounce 底下?
底下 is pronounced dǐxia.
Which HSK level is 底下?
底下 is in HSK 4 (exam 2025) and HSK 3 (2021).
Related words
- 到底dàodǐon earth (in questions)
- 年底niándǐend of the year
- 彻底chèdǐthorough
- 月底yuèdǐend of the month
- 归根到底guīgēndàodǐin the final analysis
- 底dǐbottom
- 楼下lóuxiàdownstairs
- 下班xiàbānto finish work
- 下边xiàbianbelow
- 下车xiàchēto get off a vehicle
Learn 底下 with its group
It is part of HSK 3 (2021) · Group 49: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.