无底洞 (無底洞)
wú dǐ dòng
Pinyin

Definition

无底洞 (無底洞)
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wú dǐ dòng
  1. bottomless pit

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
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

Idioms (20)

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
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
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

Sample Sentences

最近不知道这世界怎么了！美国次贷风暴引发金融危机，雷曼兄弟公司倒闭了，政府出巨资救市，我看也是白搭，关键是人们无力偿还贷款，这无底洞美国政府能填得平吗？
zuìjìn bù zhīdào zhè shìjiè zěnme le ！Měiguó cìdài fēngbào yǐnfā jīnróngwēijī ，léimàn xiōngdì gōngsī dǎobì le ，zhèngfǔ chū jù zī jiùshì ，wǒ kàn yě shì báidā ，guānjiàn shì rénmen wúlì chánghuán dàikuǎn ，zhè wúdǐdòng Měiguózhèngfǔ néng tiándepíng ma ？
I don't know what's wrong with the world lately! The American sub-prime loan meltdown led to the financial crisis, Lehman Brothers went bankrupt, the government is laying out a ton of money to save the market-- the way I see it, it's all for naught. The key thing is that people aren't able to pay back their loans. Will the American government be able to fill this bottomless pit?
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现在和以前不一样的。现在生活水平高，物质丰富。而且都希望下一代能比自己好，能在他们同龄人中脱颖而出。所以，对小孩的支出就像是个无底洞。
xiànzài hé yǐqián bù yīyàng de 。xiànzài shēnghuó shuǐpíng gāo ，wùzhì fēngfù 。érqiě dōu xīwàng xiàyīdài néng bǐ zìjǐ hǎo ，néng zài tāmen tónglíngrén zhōng tuōyǐng\'érchū 。suǒyǐ ，duì xiǎohái de zhīchū jiù xiàng shì gè wúdǐdòng 。
Times are different now. The standard of living is higher, and people have more stuff. We have to make sure the next generation is better off than we are and also that our kids can really stand out among their peers. Because of all this, paying a kid's expenses is like pouring money into a bottomless pit.
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