# 底线 (dǐxiàn)

In Mandarin Chinese, 底线 (dǐxiàn) means “bottom line; minimum limit; baseline”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: bottom line; minimum limit; baseline
- Pinyin: dǐxiàn (di3 xian4)
- Traditional: 底線
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 诚实是我做事的底线。
  Chéngshí shì wǒ zuòshì de dǐxiàn.
  Honesty is my bottom line in doing things.

## Characters

- [底](https://hanziro.com/word/di-bottom/) (dǐ): bottom; end (of year, month)
- [线](https://hanziro.com/word/xian-line/) (xiàn): line; thread

https://hanziro.com/word/di-xian-bottom-line/

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