# 垫底 (diàndǐ)

In Mandarin Chinese, 垫底 (diàndǐ) means “to finish last; to eat a snack to stave off hunger”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to finish last; to eat a snack to stave off hunger
- Pinyin: diàndǐ (dian4 di3)
- Traditional: 墊底
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 我们队在这次比赛中垫底。
  Wǒmen duì zài zhè cì bǐsài zhōng diàndǐ.
  Our team finished last in the competition.

## Characters

- [垫](https://hanziro.com/word/dian-cushion/) (diàn): cushion; mat
- [底](https://hanziro.com/word/di-bottom/) (dǐ): bottom; end (of year, month)

https://hanziro.com/word/dian-di-finish-last/

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