底限

dǐxiàn
noun #37,484

Measure Word

Meanings

  1. 1 lowest limit
  2. 2 bottom line
  3. 3 minimum

Examples

Zhè shì wǒ néng jiēshòu de dǐxiàn.
This is the bottom line I can accept.
Zuòrén yào yǒu dǐxiàn.
A person needs to have principles they won't cross.

Tips

mistakes
底限 and 底线 (dǐxiàn) are near-synonyms and often interchangeable, but 底线 is far more common in modern writing for the 'moral / negotiation bottom line' sense. 底限 leans more toward 'lowest numerical limit' (a floor, a minimum threshold).

Stroke Order

xiàn