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基本
基本 in English: basic; fundamental
jī běn
basic; fundamental
How to pronounce 基本
jī běn (without tone marks: ji ben). jī is a first (high, level) tone; běn is a third (low, dipping) tone.
Characters in 基本
基 jī
(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry); (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)
本 běn
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
(bound form) root; stem; (bound form) origin; source; (bound form) one's own; this
Related words
| 本 | běn | classifier for books | HSK 1 |
| 笔记本 | bǐ jì běn | notebook (stationery); notebook (computing) | HSK 3 |
| 基础 | jī chǔ | base; foundation | HSK 4 |
| 本来 | běn lái | original; originally | HSK 4 |
| 本科 | běn kē | undergraduate course; undergraduate (attributive) | HSK 5 |
| 本领 | běn lǐng | skill; ability | HSK 5 |
| 本质 | běn zhì | essence; nature | HSK 5 |
| 根本 | gēn běn | fundamental; basic | HSK 5 |
| 基地 | jī dì | base (of operations); industrial or military base | HSK 6 |
| 基金 | jī jīn | fund | HSK 6 |