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底子

Mandarin · pinyin dǐ zi

base
foundation
bottom

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底: dǐ · bottom, underneath, underside
子: zǐ · offspring, child; fruit, seed of; first earthly branch

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3–5 · di3 zi5

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dai2 zi2

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noun

bottom; underneath; underside; base
foundation
rough draft; sketch; outline
original text (of a book, publication, etc.); source
copy kept as a record
leftover material; remnant; remainder; last of something
sole (bottom of a shoe or boot)
physique; constitution
details; ins and outs; inside information
ground; background; foundation

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