Writing
彻底 (chèdǐ) — how to say "thorough" in Chinese
彻底
Thorough, completely
adjective
Character composition
彻
to penetrate
底
bottom
Radicals / Keys
广
Dotted cliff
#53 · yǎn · 3 strokes
彳
Step
#60 · chì · 3 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
彻底改变
chèdǐ gǎibiàn
completely change
彻底失败
chèdǐ shībài
complete failure
彻底解决
chèdǐ jiějué
thoroughly solve
Examples
经过几个小时的打扫，房间终于被彻底清理干净了。
After several hours of cleaning, the room was finally thoroughly cleaned.
彻底解决。
Solve thoroughly.
Frequently asked questions
Thorough meaning in Chinese
"thorough" in Chinese is 彻底 (chèdǐ).
彻底 meaning in English
彻底 (chèdǐ) means "Thorough, completely".
How is 彻底 pronounced?
It is pronounced chèdǐ (written as chedi). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "thorough" in Chinese characters?
It is written 彻底: 彻 has 7 strokes, 底 has 8 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order of each character and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 彻底?
彻底 belongs to the HSK 5 vocabulary list.
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