bottom of a chest; private savings
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Meanings
2 senses · 7 examplesnoun
the bottom of a box or chest; the inner base of a container
口语中常儿化为“箱底儿”，指容器最下面的部分。
Zhè这
fēng封
xìn信
yā压
zài在
xiāng箱
dǐ底
hǎo好
jǐ几
nián年
le了
。
This letter has been pressed at the bottom of the chest for several years.
Cóng从
xiāng箱
dǐr底
fān儿
chū翻
le出
xiǎo了
shí小
hou时
de候
zhào的
piàn照
片
。
Dug out childhood photos from the bottom of the box.
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Xiāng箱
dǐ底
dōu都
kōng空
le了
，
shén什
me么
yě也
méi没
zhǎo找
dào到
。
The bottom of the box is completely empty; nothing was found.
noun
private savings; reserve funds; nest egg
informal常用于形容家底的厚薄，如“箱底厚”。口语色彩较浓。
Tā他
jiā家
xiāng箱
dǐ底
hòu厚
，
bù不
zài在
hu乎
zhè这
diǎn点
kāi开
xiāo销
。
His family has deep pockets, so they don't care about this expense.
Zhè这
shì是
yā压
xiāng箱
dǐ底
de的
qián钱
，
yǐ以
bèi备
bù不
shí时
zhī之
xū需
。
This is money saved for a rainy day, set aside for emergencies.
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Gōng公
sī司
zhǐ只
hǎo好
tāo掏
xiāng箱
dǐ底
，
ná拿
chū出
quán全
bù部
jī积
xù蓄
tóu投
zī资
。
The company had to dig into its reserves, taking out all its savings to invest.
Xiāng箱
dǐ底
bó薄
de的
rén人
jiā家
jīng经
bù不
qǐ起
fēng风
làng浪
。
Families with thin savings cannot withstand storms.