打底

dǎdǐ
  1. to lay a foundation (also fig.)
  2. to make a first sketch
  3. to eat sth before drinking
  4. to apply an undercoat

CEDICT

  1. (figurative) to arrange beforehand
  2. (painting) to make a first sketch
  3. to apply an undercoat
  4. to arrange beforehand
  5. to eat something before drinking
  6. to lay a foundation
  7. to make a first sketch

Wiktionary

  1. 尽头、末尾的部分。
  2. 事先安排。
  3. 绘画上指先定底部。
  4. 股票术语。股价由谷底回升，随后遭逢卖压而再度跌落，但在谷底附近又获得支撑。如此来回多次，便迅速脱离谷底而一路上涨。此段低档盘旋期间，称为「打底」。

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Entry Composition

1 打 dǎ
  1. a semantically light, transitive verb that is combined with various grammatical objects to form compound verbs and verb-object phrases with a diverse range of meanings (e.g. 打伞 dǎsǎn "to hold an umbrella", 打电话 dǎdiànhuà "to make a phone call", 打针 dǎzhēn "to get an injection", 打手套 dǎshǒutào "to knit gloves", 打气 dǎqì "to inflate")
  2. to hit; to strike
  3. to fight
  4. (coll.) from; since (as in 打那以后 dǎnàyǐhòu "since then")
2 底 dǐ
  1. bottom; base
  2. background; foundation
  3. copy (of a manuscript or receipt etc) kept as a record
  4. (suffix) end of a year or month
  5. (math.) radix; base (abbr. for 底数 dǐshù)

Containing this entry

打底子 dǎdǐzi
  1. to sketch
  2. to draft
  3. to lay the foundation
打底裤 dǎdǐkù leggings

Related entries

奠基 diànjī to lay a foundation