底
线

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The word 底线 is formed by combining the character 底, meaning "bottom" or "base", with the character 线, meaning "line" or "thread", to create a compound term that literally means "bottom line", representing a fundamental limit or standard.

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每个人都有底线。

Měi gè rén dōu yǒu dǐxiàn.

Everyone has a bottom line.

我们不能触碰道德底线。

Wǒmen bù néng chùpèng dàodé dǐxiàn.

We must not touch the moral bottom line.

如果你越过底线，我会生气。

Rúguǒ nǐ yuèguò dǐxiàn, wǒ huì shēngqì.

If you cross the bottom line, I will be angry.

在谈判中，双方都要明确自己的底线。

Zài tánpàn zhōng, shuāngfāng dōu yào míngquè zìjǐ de dǐxiàn.

In negotiations, both parties must be clear about their own bottom lines.

法律是社会行为的底线，不容侵犯。

Fǎlǜ shì shèhuì xíngwéi de dǐxiàn, bù róng qīnfàn.

The law is the bottom line for social behavior and must not be violated.

Word Definition - 底线

dǐ xiàn bottom line; the limit of what one is prepared to accept; (sports) baseline; (sewing) under thread; spy; informer; plant

Individual Character Details

底 de, dǐ
线 xiàn, xiàn