# 底线 (dǐxiàn): bottom line | HSK 7-9 Vocabulary | HSKReady

Canonical: https://hskready.app/en/vocabulary/hsk-7-9/dixian-6248
Language: en
Content ID: hsk-7-9-6248
HSK levels: 7-9
Updated: 2026-10-23T04:49:02.570Z
Scope: approved public sample; full vocabulary, question bank and mock exams remain in the app.

Learn 底线 (dǐxiàn), HSK 7-9: bottom line; lowest limit one can accept; baseline (in sports). Hear standard pronunciation and read a Chinese example with its English meaning.

# 底线

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dǐxiàn

bottom line; lowest limit one can accept; baseline (in sports)

HSK 7-9

## Pronunciation

dǐxiàn

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## Example sentence

在原则问题上，我们必须守住底线，不能有任何妥协。

Zài yuánzé wèntí shàng, wǒmen bìxū shǒu zhù dǐxiàn, bùnéng yǒu rènhé tǎoxié.

On matters of principle, we must hold the bottom line and not make any compromise.

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