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

HSK 7-9
Dàpán liánxù jǐ tiān tàndǐ hòu kāishǐ fǎntán.
The index rebounded after probing the bottom for several days.
HSK 7-9
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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