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Chinese Character/Word:
Definition(s) for: 基本
| Hanzi | Pinyin | Definition(s) |
|---|---|---|
| 基本 | jī běn | - basic - fundamental - main - elementary |
List Ranking:
Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.
| HSK 2 Level (2012) | HSK 3 Band (2022) | SUBTLEX-CH | BeijingUni Global | BeijingUni Weibo |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 3 | 1,748 | 446 | 1,348 |
Individual Character Breakdown:
| Simp | Pinyin | Eng |
|---|---|---|
| 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) |
| 本 | běn | - (bound form) root; stem - (bound form) origin; source - (bound form) one's own; this - (bound form) this; the current (year etc) - (bound form) original - (bound form) inherent - originally; initially - capital; principal - classifier for books, periodicals, files etc |
Other Words Containing 基本
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