zi

common
verb

Meaning of 打底子

打底子 means to make a sketch; to draw a draft; to outline; to lay a base; to provide a foundation; to underlay. Pronounced dǎ dǐ zi.

  • to make a sketch; to draw a draft; to outline
  • to lay a base; to provide a foundation; to underlay
  • to establish a foundation; to lay the groundwork; to set the base

Definitions & Examples

Huà
yóu
huà
zhī
qián
 
guàn
xiān
yòng
qiān
zài
huà
shàng
zi
 

Before painting an oil painting, he is used to sketching out a draft on the canvas with a pencil first.

Xiě
lùn
wén
qián
 
huā
tiān
shí
jiān
da
zi
shì
zhí
de
 

It's worth spending a few days outlining before writing the thesis.

Shè
shī
zhèng
zài
wèi
zhè
zuò
lóu
de
wài
guān
shè
zi
 

The designer is drafting the initial design for the building's exterior.

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