Chinese word

底蕴

Pronunciation

Pinyindǐ yùn

Meaning

  • noundepth

Example

他的画很有底蕴。tā de huà hěn yǒu dǐ yùn

His painting has a lot of depth.

Illustration for 底蕴 (depth)

More examples

他的演讲内容不多，但有明显的文化底蕴。tā de yán jiǎng nèi róng bù duō dàn yǒu míng xiǎn de wén huà dǐ yùn

His speech has little content, but it clearly has cultural depth.

Core concept

A hidden store of history, culture, or learning that gives a person or work lasting depth.

Common phrases

  • 文化底蕴wén huà dǐ yùn

    cultural depth

  • 底蕴深厚dǐ yùn shēn hòu

    great depth

  • 艺术底蕴yì shù dǐ yùn

    artistic depth

Similar words

内涵nèi hán: The meaning, value, or deeper substance contained within words, works, or people.
积淀jī diàn: Knowledge or culture built up over many years through accumulated experience and history.
背景bèi jǐng: The surrounding circumstances, past experience, or history that explains a person, event, or thing.
深度shēn dù: The degree of depth and detail shown in understanding or expression.

Definition in Chinese

表示某人、作品或事物具有的隐含历史、文化或学识的积累，这种积累不易被直接看出，却使整体呈现出更深的意味层次。biǎo shì mǒu rén zuò pǐn huò shì wù jù yǒu de yǐn hán lì shǐ wén huà huò xué shí de jī lěi zhè zhǒng jī lěi bú yì bèi zhí jiē kàn chū què shǐ zhéng tǐ chéng xiàn chū gēng shēn de yì wèi céng cì

Word origin

底蕴 (dǐyùn, "depth") is formed from 底 (dǐ, "bottom") + 蕴 (yùn, "to contain or store"), presenting depth as what has gathered beneath the surface.

Usage tips

  • In everyday descriptions, it usually praises a person, work, or tradition whose value becomes clearer with context rather than from first impressions.

Other meanings

  • substancenoun
  • implicit meaningnoun

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