受 shòu to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker) / (LGBT) bottom syn 屁股 pì gu buttocks / bottom / butt / back part syn 究竟 jiū jìng to go to the bottom of a matter / after all / when all is said and done / (in an interrogative sentence) finally / outcome / result syn 底线 底線 dǐ xiàn bottom line / the limit of what one is prepared to accept / (sports) baseline / (sewing) under thread / spy / informer / plant syn 海底 hǎi dǐ seabed / seafloor / bottom of the ocean 机关 機關 jī guān mechanism / gear / machine-operated / office / agency / organ / organization / establishment / institution / body / stratagem / scheme / intrigue / plot / trick / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 上下 shàng xià up and down / top and bottom / old and young / length / about / more or less syn 心底 xīn dǐ bottom of one's heart syn 扫地 掃地 sǎo dì to sweep the floor / (fig.) (of one's reputation etc) to reach rock bottom / to be at an all-time low syn 底部 dǐ bù bottom syn 查清 chá qīng to find out / to ascertain / to get to the bottom of / to clarify syn 彻头彻尾 徹頭徹尾 chè tóu chè wěi lit. from head to tail (idiom) / thoroughgoing / through and through / out and out / from top to bottom syn 手动 手動 shǒu dòng manual / manually operated / manual gear-change 用具 yòng jù appliance / utensil / gear / equipment syn 齿轮 齒輪 chǐ lún (machine) gear / pinion (gear wheel) syn 满心 滿心 mǎn xīn one's whole heart / from the bottom of one's heart syn 水底 shuǐ dǐ the bottom of a body of water 渔具 漁具 yú jù fishing gear syn 肺腑 fèi fǔ bottom of the heart (fig.) syn 变速器 變速器 biàn sù qì gearbox / speed changer / gear 穷尽 窮盡 qióng jìn to use up / to exhaust / to probe to the bottom / limit / end syn 下行 xià xíng (of trains) down (i.e. away from the capital) / (of river boats) to travel downstream / to issue (a document) to lower bureaucratic levels / (of writing on the page) vertical, proceeding from top to bottom syn 底子 dǐ zi base / foundation / bottom syn 追根 zhuī gēn to trace sth back to its source / to get to the bottom of sth syn 身长 身長 shēn cháng height (of person) / length of clothing from shoulders to bottom (tailor or dressmaker's measure) syn 寻根 尋根 xún gēn to seek one's roots / to get to the bottom of a matter 锅巴 鍋巴 guō bā guoba (scorched rice at the bottom of the pan) syn 排挡 排擋 pái dǎng gear (of car etc) syn 井底之蛙 jǐng dǐ zhī wā lit. a frog at the bottom of a well (idiom) / fig. a person of limited outlook and experience syn 底限 dǐ xiàn lowest limit / bottom line syn 变速 變速 biàn sù to change speed / to shift gear / variable-speed 换挡 換擋 huàn dǎng to change gear 街头巷尾 街頭巷尾 jiē tóu xiàng wěi top of streets, bottom of alleys (idiom) / everywhere in the city syn 肺腑之言 fèi fǔ zhī yán words from the bottom of one's heart syn 咬合 yǎo hé (of uneven surfaces) to fit together / (of gear wheels) to mesh / (dentistry) occlusion / bite syn 拍马 拍馬 pāi mǎ to urge on a horse by patting its bottom / fig. to encourage / same as 拍馬屁|拍马屁, to flatter or toady 坐井观天 坐井觀天 zuò jǐng guān tiān lit. to view the sky from the bottom of a well (idiom) / ignorant and narrow-minded syn 根底 gēn dǐ foundation / grounding / background / what lies at the bottom of sth / root / cause syn 溜须拍马 溜鬚拍馬 liū xū pāi mǎ to smooth whiskers and pat a horse's bottom (idiom) / to use flatter to get what one wants / to toady / boot-licking syn 心坎 xīn kǎn bottom of one's heart syn 自下而上 zì xià ér shàng bottom-up 倒数 倒數 dào shǔ to count backwards (from 10 down to 0) / to count down / from the bottom (lines on a page) / from the back (rows of seats) 屁屁 pì pi (child's term) buttocks / bottom 龙宫 龍宮 lóng gōng palace of the Dragon King at the bottom of the Eastern Sea syn 自动挡 自動擋 zì dòng dǎng automatic transmission / auto gear shift 自动档 自動檔 zì dòng dàng automatic transmission (gear change) 换档 換檔 huàn dàng to change gear 手动挡 手動擋 shǒu dòng dǎng manual gear change / shift stick 底面 dǐ miàn bottom / bottom side / bottom surface 排档 排檔 pái dǎng gear (of car etc) 底端 dǐ duān bottom / bottom side / end part 纵贯 縱貫 zòng guàn lit. warp string in weaving / fig. vertical or north-south lines / to pass through / to cross lengthwise / to pierce (esp. north-south or top-to-bottom) syn 中轴 中軸 zhōng zhóu axis / (bicycle) bottom bracket 脚轮 腳輪 jiǎo lún caster (attached to the bottom of furniture, trolleys etc) 打屁股 dǎ pì gu to spank sb's bottom 差速器 chā sù qì differential (gear) 底 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[di3shu4]) syn 摆 擺 bǎi hem (at the bottom of a garment) syn 刨根问底 刨根問底 páo gēn wèn dǐ to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth syn 空挡 空擋 kōng dǎng neutral gear 海床 hǎi chuáng seabed / seafloor / bottom of the ocean 变速杆 變速桿 biàn sù gǎn gear lever / stick shift 抓斗 抓鬥 grab sampler / bottom grab / grab / snapper 传动比 傳動比 chuán dòng bǐ transmission ratio / gear ratio 档 檔 dǎng (Tw) gear (variant of 擋|挡[dang3]) syn 下装 下裝 xià zhuāng to take off costume and makeup / bottom garment (trousers etc) syn 追根问底 追根問底 zhuī gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth syn 尾大不掉 wěi dà bù diào large tail obstructs action (idiom) / bottom heavy / fig. rendered ineffective by subordinates 盘根问底 盤根問底 pán gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth 盘根究底 盤根究底 pán gēn jiū dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth syn 询根问底 詢根問底 xún gēn wèn dǐ lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom) / to get to the bottom of sth 追根溯源 zhuī gēn sù yuán to pursue sth back to its origins / to trace back to the source / to get to the bottom of sth 颜面扫地 顏面掃地 yán miàn sǎo dì lit. for one's face to reach rock bottom / to be thoroughly discredited (idiom) 釜底游鱼 釜底游魚 jǐn dǐ yóu yú a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom) / in a desperate situation 穷则思变 窮則思變 qióng zé sī biàn (idiom) when you hit bottom, you have to come up with a new approach 釜底游鱼 釜底游魚 fǔ dǐ yóu yú a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom) / in a desperate situation 挂挡 掛擋 guà dǎng to put into gear / to engage the gear / gear change 海底特征 seabed characteristics / bottom characteristics / seabed types / nature of the bottom / character of the bottom 排挡速率 排擋速率 pái dǎng sù lǜ gear / gear speed 排档速率 排檔速率 pái dǎng sù lǜ gear / gear speed 高速挡 高速擋 gāo sù dǎng top gear / high gear 蜗杆副 蝸桿副 wō gǎn fù worm-gear pair / worm drive / worm and worm gear 跳挡 跳擋 tiào dǎng (of a car) to slip out of gear / to pop out of gear 刨齿 刨齒 bào chǐ gear-shaping 旅行装备 旅行裝備 lǚ xíng zhuāng bèi travel equipment / travel gear 倒车挡 倒車擋 dào chē dǎng reverse gear 差动齿轮 差動齒輪 chā dòng chǐ lún differential gear 换挡杆 換擋桿 huàn dǎng gǎn gear lever 换档杆 換檔桿 huàn dàng gǎn gear lever 挡位 擋位 dǎng wèi (in a manual car) gear (i.e. reverse, neutral, 1st, 2nd etc) / (automatic car) transmission mode (P, R, N, D etc) / (electric fan, cooker etc) setting / mode 牙机巧制 牙機巧制 yá jī qiǎo zhì ingenious gear machine / elaborate contraption 自动挂挡 自動掛擋 zì dòng guà dǎng automatic gear change 行进挡 行進擋 xíng jìn dǎng forward gear 变速传动 變速傳動 biàn sù chuán dòng to change gear 起落装置 起落裝置 qǐ luò zhuāng zhì aircraft takeoff and landing gear 轮齿 輪齒 lún chǐ tooth of cog wheel / gear tooth 锥齿轮 錐齒輪 zhuī chǐ lún pinion gear 头挡 頭擋 tóu dǎng first gear 齿轮传动 齒輪傳動 chǐ lún chuán dòng gear drive 