最底层

最底層

zuì dǐcéng

noun #22,641

Meanings

1 the very bottom layer
2 the lowest stratum
3 the bottom rung (of society)

Characters

most / -est (superlative)

layer / stratum / floor

Examples

HSK 7-9

他出身社会最底层，靠自己的努力改变了命运。

Tā chūshēn shèhuì zuì dǐcéng, kào zìjǐ de nǔlì gǎibiàn le mìngyùn.

He came from the very bottom of society and changed his fate through his own hard work.

HSK 7-9

这栋楼的最底层是停车场。

Zhè dòng lóu de zuì dǐcéng shì tíngchēchǎng.

The very bottom floor of this building is a car park.

HSK 7-9

改革必须惠及社会最底层的人群。

Gǎigé bìxū huìjí shèhuì zuì dǐcéng de rénqún.

Reforms must benefit the people at the very bottom of society.

Tips

usage

最底层 can refer to a physical bottom layer (e.g., the ground floor of a building) or a social bottom stratum (the lowest class). The social sense is especially common in modern discourse.

Stroke Order

最 zuì

底 dǐ

层 céng