打底

Traditional form:

打底

Pinyin (reading):

dǎdǐ

Definitions:

• to lay a foundation (also fig.)
• to make a first sketch
• to eat sth before drinking
• to apply an undercoat

Characters:

• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 底 - bottom, underside; below, underneath

Traditional characters:

• 打 - to attack, to beat, to hit, to strike
• 底 - bottom, underside; below, underneath