保底

bǎodǐ

verb #44,730

Meanings

1 to guarantee a minimum (salary, drop, outcome)
2 (gacha) pity system / guaranteed pull

Characters

to guarantee / protect

Examples

底薪三千保底,加上提成上不封顶。

Dǐxīn sān qiān bǎodǐ, jiā shàng tíchéng shàng bù fēngdǐng.

Three thousand guaranteed base, plus uncapped commission on top.

再抽一次就到保底了,这次必出五星。

Zài chōu yí cì jiù dào bǎodǐ le, zhè cì bì chū wǔ xīng.

One more pull and I hit pity — guaranteed five-star this time.

Tips

usage

Two domains: (1) employment — 保底工资 the floor under your salary regardless of performance; (2) gacha games like 原神 (Genshin Impact) — after N pulls without a top-rarity item, the game guarantees one. 大保底 dàbǎodǐ vs. 小保底 xiǎobǎodǐ are the hard vs. soft pity thresholds.

Stroke Order

保 bǎo

底 dǐ