家底

jiādǐ

noun #46,205

Meanings

Tāmen jiā jiādǐ hòu, bù quē zhè diǎn qián.

Their family is well-off; they won't miss this bit of money.

Zhè cì tóuzī jīhū bǎ jiādǐ dōu péi guāng le.

This investment nearly wiped out the family's savings.

usage

Common collocations: 家底厚 (rich, deep pockets), 家底薄 (modest means), 掏空家底 (to drain the family savings), 有多少家底 (to know one's financial bottom line).

memory

家 (family) + 底 (bottom/base) → the bottom of the family's coffers, i.e. everything they've accumulated.

家 jiā

底 dǐ