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 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 海绵 海綿 hǎi mián (zoology) sea sponge / (esp.) dried sea sponge / sponge (made from polyester or cellulose etc) / foam rubber 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 下海 xià hǎi to go out to sea / to enter the sea (to swim etc) / (fig.) to take the plunge (e.g. leave a secure job, or enter prostitution etc) 海风 海風 hǎi fēng sea breeze / sea wind (i.e. from the sea) 肺腑 fèi fǔ bottom of the heart (fig.) syn 东海 東海 dōng hǎi East China Sea / East Sea (Chinese mythology and ancient geography) 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 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 浅海 淺海 qiǎn hǎi shallow sea / sea less than 200 meters deep 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 海王 hǎi wáng Poseidon, Greek god of the sea / Neptune, Roman god of the sea / Aquaman, DC comic book superhero / (slang) womanizer / player 底面 dǐ miàn bottom / bottom side / bottom surface 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 中国海 中國海 zhōng guó hǎi the China Seas (the seas of the Western Pacific Ocean, around China: Bohai Sea, Yellow Sea, East China Sea, South China Sea) 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 海床 hǎi chuáng seabed / seafloor / bottom of the ocean 罗斯托夫 羅斯托夫 luó sī tuō fū Rostov-on-Don, Russian river port and regional capital close to Sea of Azov (north of the Black Sea) 抓斗 抓鬥 grab sampler / bottom grab / grab / snapper 海 hǎi ocean / sea / CL:個|个[ge4],片[pian4] / great number of people or things / (dialect) numerous syn 大海 dà hǎi sea / ocean syn 海浪 hǎi làng sea wave 出海 chū hǎi to go out to sea / (neologism) to expand into overseas markets 陆地 陸地 lù dì dry land (as opposed to the sea) syn 颠簸 顛簸 diān bǒ to be jolted around (car on a bumpy road, boat on a rough sea, aircraft experiencing turbulence) / (fig.) to undergo a rough experience syn 海面 hǎi miàn the surface of the sea / ocean surface 火海 huǒ hǎi a sea of flames syn 打捞 打撈 dǎ lāo to salvage / to dredge / to fish out (person or object from the sea) syn 葬身 zàng shēn to bury a corpse / to be buried / (fig.) to die (at sea, in a fire etc) syn 海域 hǎi yù sea area / territorial waters / maritime space 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 海星 hǎi xīng starfish / sea star 水边 水邊 shuǐ biān edge of the water / waterside / shore (of sea, lake or river) syn 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level / elevation syn 远航 遠航 yuǎn háng to travel a great distance by sea or air / voyage / long-haul flight 海狮 海獅 hǎi shī sea lion syn 海景 hǎi jǐng seascape / sea view 深海 shēn hǎi deep sea syn 澎湃 péng pài (of the sea etc) surging / tempestuous / (fig.) highly emotional / fervent syn 人鱼 人魚 rén yú mermaid / dugong / sea cow / manatee / giant salamander syn 船运 船運 chuán yùn sea freight / shipping 海马 海馬 hǎi mǎ sea horse / hippocampus (abbr. for 海馬體|海马体[hai3ma3ti3]) 海胆 海膽 hǎi dǎn sea urchin 苦海 kǔ hǎi lit. sea of bitterness / abyss of worldly suffering (Buddhist term) / depths of misery syn 风平浪静 風平浪靜 fēng píng làng jìng lit. breeze is still, waves are quiet (idiom) / tranquil environment / all is quiet / a dead calm (at sea) syn 公海 gōng hǎi high sea / international waters 人海 rén hǎi a multitude / a sea of people syn 海战 海戰 hǎi zhàn sea warfare / naval battle 海事 hǎi shì maritime affairs / accident at sea syn 海平面 hǎi píng miàn sea level syn 外海 wài hǎi offshore / open sea 海难 海難 hǎi nàn perils of the sea syn 南海 nán hǎi South China Sea 水仙 shuǐ xiān narcissus / daffodil / legendary aquatic immortal / refers to those buried at sea / person who wanders abroad and does not return 黑海 hēi hǎi Black Sea 海运 海運 hǎi yùn shipping by sea 波罗的海 波羅的海 bō luó dì hǎi Baltic Sea 里海 lǐ hǎi Caspian Sea 滨海 濱海 bīn hǎi coastal / bordering the sea 海螺 hǎi luó sea snail / whelk / conch 瞒天过海 瞞天過海 mán tiān guò hǎi to cross the sea by a trick (idiom) / to achieve one's aim by underhanded means syn 海参 海參 hǎi shēn sea cucumber syn 深浅 深淺 shēn qiǎn deep or shallow / depth (of the sea) / limits of decorum syn 海陆空 海陸空 hǎi lù kòng sea land air (transport, or military operations) 海葵 hǎi kuí sea anemone 