托底

Chinese

		to hold in one's hand; to entrust; to support in one's palm	background; bottom; base background; bottom; base; (possessive part.); (subor. part.)
trad. (托底)		托	底
simp. #(托底)		托	底

Pronunciation

• Mandarin

  (Pinyin): tuōdǐ

  (Zhuyin): ㄊㄨㄛ ㄉㄧˇ

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• Mandarin
  • (Standard Chinese)⁺
    • Hanyu Pinyin: tuōdǐ
    • Zhuyin: ㄊㄨㄛ ㄉㄧˇ
    • Tongyong Pinyin: tuodǐ
    • Wade–Giles: tʻo¹-ti³
    • Yale: twō-dǐ
    • Gwoyeu Romatzyh: tuodii
    • Palladius: тоди (todi)
    • Sinological IPA ^(key): /tʰu̯ɔ⁵⁵ ti²¹⁴⁻²¹⁽⁴⁾/

Verb

托底

1. (literal) to put at the bottom of something
2. (figurative) to lay a foundation

Synonyms

• (to put at the bottom of something): 墊底／垫底 (diàndǐ)
• (to lay a foundation): 墊底／垫底 (diàndǐ)