基
础

Base in Chinese: 基础 (jī chǔ)

jī chǔ

base

HSK 3.0 Level 3Traditional: 基礎2 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1base; foundation; basis
  2. 2basic; fundamental

Stroke order

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基
础

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄔㄨˇ

chǔ

ㄔ/ chㄨ/ uˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

基础

Simplified

基礎

Traditional

Example sentences

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  • 衣食住是生存的基础。

    yī shí zhù shì shēng cún de jī chǔ。

    Food, clothing and shelter are the foundations of survival.

  • 物理是基础自然科学。

    wù lǐ shì jī chǔ zì rán kē xué。

    Physics is the basic physical science.

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Related words

基本

jī běn

basic

基地

jī dì

base (of operations)

基金

jī jīn

fund

根基

gēn jī

foundation

基层

jī céng

basic level

基因

jī yīn

gene (loanword)

基于

jī yú

because of

基准

jī zhǔn

(surveying) datum

基本上

jī běn shang

basically

基督教

jī dū jiào

Christianity

基本功

jī běn gōng

basic skills

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