受 shòu to receive / to accept / to suffer / subjected to / to bear / to stand / pleasant / (passive marker) / (LGBT) bottom syn 生命 shēng mìng life (as the characteristic of living beings) / living being / creature (CL:個|个[ge4],條|条[tiao2]) 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 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 捕鱼 捕魚 bǔ yú to catch fish / to fish syn 满心 滿心 mǎn xīn one's whole heart / from the bottom of one's heart syn 鱼肉 魚肉 yú ròu flesh of fish / fish and meat / (fig.) victims of oppression / (fig.) to cruelly oppress (i.e. to treat like flesh to be carved up) syn 生活费 生活費 shēng huó fèi cost of living / living expenses / alimony syn 水底 shuǐ dǐ the bottom of a body of water 肺腑 fèi fǔ bottom of the heart (fig.) syn 鱼片 魚片 yú piàn fish fillet / slice of fish meat 穷尽 窮盡 qióng jìn to use up / to exhaust / to probe to the bottom / limit / end syn 活灵活现 活靈活現 huó líng huó xiàn living spirit, living image (idiom) / true to life / vivid and realistic 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 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 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 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 底面 dǐ miàn bottom / bottom side / bottom surface 活鱼 活魚 huó yú fresh fish / living fish 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) 鱼肚 魚肚 yú dǔ fish maw / a food dish made from the swim bladder of fish 打屁股 dǎ pì gu to spank sb's bottom 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 鱼 魚 yú fish (CL:條|条[tiao2],尾[wei3]) / used in the names of various aquatic animals that are not fish (including abalone 鮑魚|鲍鱼[bao4yu2], alligators and crocodiles 鱷魚|鳄鱼[e4yu2] and octopi 章魚|章鱼[zhang1yu2]) 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 海床 hǎi chuáng seabed / seafloor / bottom of the ocean 鳐 鰩 yáo skate (cartilaginous fish belonging to the family Rajidae) / ray (fish) 鲲 鯤 kūn fry (newly hatched fish) / legendary giant fish that could transform into a giant bird 鵬|鹏[Peng2] 抓斗 抓鬥 grab sampler / bottom grab / grab / snapper 活 huó to live / alive / living / work / workmanship syn 吃饭 吃飯 chī fàn to have a meal / to eat / to make a living syn 生物 shēng wù organism / living creature / life form / biological / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 钓鱼 釣魚 diào yú to fish (with line and hook) / to angle / (fig.) to entrap / (Tw) to repeatedly nod one's head while dozing syn 客厅 客廳 kè tīng drawing room (room for arriving guests) / living room / CL:間|间[jian1] syn 宿舍 sù shè dormitory / dorm room / living quarters / hostel / CL:間|间[jian1] 活生生 huó shēng shēng real (people) / living (artist) / while still alive (e.g. skinned alive) syn 饭碗 飯碗 fàn wǎn rice bowl / fig. livelihood / job / way of making a living syn 活命 huó mìng life / to survive / to save a life / to scrape a living syn 生前 shēng qián (of a deceased) during one's life / while living 为生 為生 wéi shēng to make a living syn 跑车 跑車 pǎo chē racing bicycle / racing car / sports car / to drive a vehicle (such as a truck or taxi) for a living / (of a conductor or attendant) to work on a train / (mining) (of a cable-car) to slip away (in an accident) syn 谋生 謀生 móu shēng to seek one's livelihood / to work to support oneself / to earn a living syn 活人 huó rén living person 人世 rén shì the world / this world / the world of the living syn 顶楼 頂樓 dǐng lóu top floor / attic / loft / garret / penthouse / (flat) rooftop (often used as an outdoor living area etc) 起居室 qǐ jū shì living room / sitting room syn 鱼缸 魚缸 yú gāng fish tank / fishbowl / aquarium 跟前 gēn qian (of children, parents etc) at one's side / living with one syn 生路 shēng lù a way to make a living / a way to survive / a way out of a predicament syn 生灵 生靈 shēng líng (literary) the people / living thing / creature syn 东山再起 東山再起 dōng shān zài qǐ lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom) / fig. to make a comeback syn 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea) syn 炸鱼 炸魚 zhá yú deep-fried fish 鱼饵 魚餌 yú ěr fish bait syn 大海捞针 大海撈針 dà hǎi lāo zhēn lit. to fish a needle from the sea / to find a needle in a haystack (idiom) syn 狭隘 狹隘 xiá ài (of a path etc) narrow / (of a living space etc) cramped / (of a way of thinking, a definition etc) narrow / limited syn 如鱼得水 如魚得水 rú yú dé shuǐ like a fish back in water (idiom) / glad to be back in one's proper surroundings syn 居家 jū jiā to live at home / to stay at home / home (schooling etc) / in-home (care etc) / household (repairs etc) / living (environment etc) syn 捕杀 捕殺 bǔ shā to hunt and kill (an animal or fish) 落网 落網 luò wǎng (of a bird, fish etc) to be caught in a net / (of a tennis ball) to hit the net / (of a criminal) to be captured syn 围捕 圍捕 wéi bǔ to fish by casting a net / to capture / to surround and seize syn 朴素 樸素 pǔ sù plain and simple / unadorned / simple living / not frivolous syn 火坑 huǒ kēng pit of fire / fig. living hell syn 营房 營房 yíng fáng barracks / living quarters syn 飞鱼 飛魚 fēi yú flying fish 觅食 覓食 mì shí to forage / to hunt for food / to scavenge / fig. to make a living 自食其力 zì shí qí lì lit. to eat off one's own strength (idiom) / fig. to stand on one's own feet / to earn one's own living syn 找钱 找錢 zhǎo qián to give change / to seek funding / (dialect) to make money / to earn a living 杀生 殺生 shā shēng to take the life of a living creature 生人 shēng rén stranger / living person / to give birth / to be born (in a certain time or place) syn 咸鱼 鹹魚 xián yú salted fish syn 仿生 fǎng shēng to design an artificial system, taking inspiration from a living organism / bionic / biomimetic 实例 實例 shí lì actual example / living example / illustration / demonstration / (computing) instance 