WordTaiwan frequency #12,391
私底下
ㄙ ㄉㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋ
“in private; behind the scenes; not in public; secretly”
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私
ㄙ
Personal; private; one's own; selfish; secret; informal; unofficial; illegal goods; reproductive organs.
底
ㄉㄧˇ
Function word; bottom; base; foundation; background; end of a period; draft; record copy.
下
ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Down; below; under; to go down; to descend; to fall; to arrive; next; later; measure word for actions.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 一下a bit; a little (after a verb, indicating brief duration or softening tone); all at once; suddenly; once; one time
- 下午ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇafternoon; the time from noon until evening; p.m.
- 到底ㄉㄠˋ ㄉㄧˇfinally; in the end; after all; ultimately; used in questions to press for a real answer; thoroughly; to the bottom
- 下去ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋto go down; to descend; to continue; to go on; (after a verb) to indicate downward direction; (after an adjective) to indicate gradual increase
- 留下ㄌㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄚto leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let someone go
- 以下ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋbelow; under; the following; less than; beneath a certain level or amount.
- 之下ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋunder; beneath; less than; in a lower position or condition
- 下來ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊto come down; to descend; (after a verb of motion) down and toward the speaker; (after a verb) indicates completion or result; (after an adjective) gradually more; (of a period of time) to be over; to be harvested (of crops)
- 天下ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋthe whole world; all under heaven; the realm; (historical) the territory of China; (by extension) political rule or dominion over a realm
- 接下來ㄐㄧㄝ ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊnext; following; then; subsequently; what comes after; the next step or part.
- 拿下ㄋㄚˊ ㄒㄧㄚˋto seize; to capture; to arrest; to win (a game, title, or prize); to take down from a high place
- 剩下ㄕㄥˋ ㄒㄧㄚˋto remain; to be left over; what is left after the rest is used or taken away.