彻底
HSK 4 (2021)Old HSK 5
彻底 (chèdǐ) · thorough
彻底 (chèdǐ) means “thorough; thoroughly; completely”. It is written with 2 characters: 彻 (penetrating) + 底 (bottom). It is an HSK 4 word in the 2021 standard.
How 彻底 is built
The characters
彻 chè · penetrating
What 彻 is made of
- 彳chì — to step with the left foot
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 切qiè — to cut
- 七qī — seven
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 乚 — hook stroke
- 刀dāo — knife
- 丿 — falling stroke
- 七qī — seven
Origin hint: 切 gives the meaning, 彳 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
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)
Example sentences
我们把房间彻底打扫了一遍。Wǒmen bǎ fángjiān chèdǐ dǎsǎo le yī biàn.We gave the room a thorough cleaning.
你的病彻底好了吗？Nǐ de bìng chèdǐ hǎo le ma?Have you completely recovered?
Questions about 彻底
What does 彻底 mean?
彻底 (chèdǐ) means “thorough; thoroughly; completely”.
How do you pronounce 彻底?
彻底 is pronounced chèdǐ.
Which HSK level is 彻底?
彻底 is in HSK 4 (2021) and Old HSK 5.
Related words
- 贯彻guànchèto carry out
- 到底dàodǐon earth (in questions)
- 底下dǐxiaunder
- 年底niándǐend of the year
- 月底yuèdǐend of the month
- 归根到底guīgēndàodǐin the final analysis
- 底dǐbottom
Learn 彻底 with its group
It is part of HSK 4 (2021) · Group 82: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.