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基础 jīchǔ “base” in Chinese

Traditional 基礎

What 基础 means

  1. base
  2. foundation
  3. basis
  4. basic
  5. fundamental

How to say 基础

  • Pitch chart of the first tone: stays high and level, 5 to 5 on the five-level scale基jī1st tone, high and level
  • Pitch chart of the third tone: dips low then rises, 2 to 1 to 4 on the five-level scale础chǔ3rd tone, dipping

基础 in a sentence

  1. 数学是所有科学的基础。

    Shùxué shì suǒyǒu kēxué de jīchǔ.

    Mathematics is the foundation of all the sciences.

    Sentence #782129 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

  2. 真正的友谊建立在彼此信任的基础上。

    Zhēnzhèng de yǒuyì jiànlì zài bǐcǐ xìnrèn de jīchǔ shàng.

    True friendship is based on mutual trust.

    Sentence #2490074 from Tatoeba

  3. 物理是基础自然科学。

    Wùlǐ shì jīchǔ zìrán kēxué.

    Physics is a basic natural science.

    Sentence #2188487 from Tatoeba · translation adapted

How 基础 is built

Each colour is one part of the character. Parts repeat across thousands of characters, so learning them makes new words easier. See all 214 in our radicals chart.

The character 基 (jī) with each of its parts in a different colour
基jībase; foundation
  • 其his · qíSound part
  • 土earth · tǔMeaning part

土 hints at the meaning (earth); 其 (qí) hints at the sound. Compare it with jī.

The character 础 (chǔ) with each of its parts in a different colour
础chǔfoundation
  • 石stone · shíMeaning part
  • 出to go out · chūSound part

石 hints at the meaning (stone); 出 (chū) hints at the sound. Compare it with chǔ.

How to write 基础

基 11 strokes · 础 10 strokes

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基础 (jīchǔ) stroke order chart: each stroke of the characters in the order you write them
Stroke order chart for 基础 (jīchǔ). Red marks the next stroke, so you can copy it onto paper one step at a time.

Words related to 基础

Words with 基

基本jīběn · basic基地jīdì · base (of operations)基金jījīn · fund基因jīyīn · gene

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FAQs

基础 (jīchǔ) means “base” or “foundation”. It is an HSK 4 word.
Say it jīchǔ: jī with a 1st tone, then chǔ with a 3rd tone. Press Listen at the top of this page to hear it, or Slowly to hear each tone clearly.
In Traditional characters, used in Taiwan and Hong Kong, 基础 is written 基礎. The pronunciation is the same.
Add a Chinese (Simplified) pinyin keyboard to your phone or computer, type jichu with no tone marks or spaces, then choose 基础 from the suggestions. Typing jichu into this dictionary’s search box finds it too.
基础 is an HSK 4 word in the HSK 2.0 word lists.

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Sources: meaning and pinyin checked by a native Mandarin teacher against the official HSK lists. Extra meanings from CC-CEDICT (CC BY-SA 4.0). Example sentences from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR). Character parts and stroke order from Make Me a Hanzi.