探底

tàndǐ
verb

Meanings

  1. 1 to probe the bottom (of a market)
  2. 2 to test a price floor
  3. 3 to slump and find support

Examples

Dàpán liánxù jǐ tiān tàndǐ hòu kāishǐ fǎntán.
The index rebounded after probing the bottom for several days.
Fēnxīshī rènwéi fángjià shàngwèi wánquán tàndǐ.
Analysts believe housing prices have not yet fully bottomed out.

Tips

memory
Picture a diver's pole touching the lake bed: 'probe' + 'bottom'. Markets 'probe the bottom' — test whether the floor holds. Often paired: 探底回升 (bottom out and rebound) is a textbook market-report phrase.

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