底料
dǐ liào
Pinyin

Definition

底料
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dǐ liào
  1. base ingredient
  2. base (cooking)
  3. primer (paint)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

到底
dào dǐ
  1. 1 finally
  2. 2 in the end
  3. 3 when all is said and done
  4. 4 after all
  5. 5 to the end
  6. 6 to the last
底
de
  1. 1 (equivalent to 的 as possessive particle)
彻底
chè dǐ
  1. 1 thorough
  2. 2 thoroughly
  3. 3 complete
资料
zī liào
  1. 1 material
  2. 2 resources
  3. 3 data
  4. 4 information
  5. 5 profile (Internet)
  6. 6 CL:份[fèn],個|个[gè]
不料
bù liào
  1. 1 unexpectedly
  2. 2 to one's surprise
主料
zhǔ liào
  1. 1 main ingredients (in a cooking recipe)
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
原料
yuán liào
  1. 1 raw material
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè]
塑料
sù liào
  1. 1 plastics
  2. 2 CL:種|种[zhǒng]
塑料袋
sù liào dài
  1. 1 plastic bag
布料
bù liào
  1. 1 cloth
  2. 2 material
平底
píng dǐ
  1. 1 flat bottomed
  2. 2 low heeled
年底
nián dǐ
  1. 1 the end of the year
  2. 2 year-end
底下
dǐ xia
  1. 1 the location below sth
  2. 2 afterwards
底层
dǐ céng
  1. 1 ground or first floor
  2. 2 bottom (of a pile)
  3. 3 lowest rung (of society)
底气
dǐ qì
  1. 1 lung capacity
  2. 2 lung power
  3. 3 stamina
  4. 4 confidence
底片
dǐ piàn
  1. 1 negative
  2. 2 photographic plate
底牌
dǐ pái
  1. 1 cards in one's hand
  2. 2 (fig.) undisclosed strength or information
  3. 3 hidden trump
底线
dǐ xiàn
  1. 1 to underline
  2. 2 bottom line
  3. 3 base line (in sports)
  4. 4 baseline
  5. 5 minimum
  6. 6 spy
  7. 7 plant

Idioms (19)

井底之蛙
jǐng dǐ zhī wā
  1. 1 the frog at the bottom of the well (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a person of limited outlook and experience
偷工减料
tōu gōng jiǎn liào
  1. 1 to skimp on the job and stint on materials (idiom)
  2. 2 jerry-building
  3. 3 sloppy work
出乎意料
chū hū yì liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出乎预料
chū hū yù liào
  1. 1 beyond expectation (idiom); unexpected
出人意料
chū rén yì liào
  1. 1 unexpected (idiom)
  2. 2 surprising
刨根问底
páo gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 to dig up roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
大树底下好乘凉
dà shù dǐ xià hǎo chéng liáng
  1. 1 lit. under a big tree the shade is plentiful (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to benefit by proximity to an influential person
好酒沉瓮底
hǎo jiǔ chén wèng dǐ
  1. 1 lit. the best wine is at the bottom of the jug (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the best is saved for last
始料未及
shǐ liào wèi jí
  1. 1 not expected at the outset (idiom)
  2. 2 unforeseen
  3. 3 to be surprised by the turn of events
寻根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
打破砂锅问到底
dǎ pò shā guō wèn dào dǐ
  1. 1 to go to the bottom of things (idiom)
料事如神
liào shì rú shén
  1. 1 to prophesy with supernatural accuracy (idiom)
  2. 2 to have an incredible foresight
盘根问底
pán gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
盘根究底
pán gēn jiū dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
询根问底
xún gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
跌至谷底
diē zhì gǔ dǐ
  1. 1 to hit rock bottom (idiom)
跳出釜底进火坑
tiào chū fǔ dǐ jìn huǒ kēng
  1. 1 out of the frying pan into the fire (idiom)
追根问底
zhuī gēn wèn dǐ
  1. 1 lit. to examine roots and inquire at the base (idiom); to get to the bottom of sth
釜底游鱼
fǔ dǐ yóu yú
  1. 1 a fish at the bottom of the pot (idiom)
  2. 2 in a desperate situation

Sample Sentences

还有重庆的麻辣火锅。这火锅最关键的就是底料，重庆火锅的底料是出了名的麻和辣，一般人还真受不了。
háiyǒu Chóngqìng de málà huǒguō 。zhè huǒguō zuì guānjiàn de jiùshì dǐliào ，Chóngqìng huǒguō de dǐliào shì chū le míng de má hé là ，yībānrén hái zhēn shòubuliǎo 。
There's also Chongqing spicy hotpot. The key ingredient in this hotpot is the base. The base of Chongqing hotpot is famous for being both the tingling kind of spicy and the hot kind of spicy. Normal people can't take the heat.
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