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Basic in Chinese: 基本 (jī běn)

jī běn

basic

HSK 3.0 Level 32 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1basic
  2. 2fundamental
  3. 3main
  4. 4elementary

Stroke order

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基
本

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 基本上吧。

    jī běn shàng ba。

    Basically.

  • 它是基本人权。

    tā shì jī běn rén quán。

    It's a basic human right.

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Related words

本

běn

root

本来

běn lái

original

基础

jī chǔ

base

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本领

běn lǐng

skill

本质

běn zhì

essence

根本

gēn běn

fundamental

本子

běn zi

book

课本

kè běn

textbook

本事

běn shì

source material

本人

běn rén

I

成本

chéng běn

(manufacturing, production etc) costs

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