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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

基本 [jīběn]
  1. 1. adjective [根本] basic
    基本规律
    basic norms
  2. 2. adjective [主要] essential
    基本特点
    essential characteristics
  3. 3. adjective [基础] elementary
    基本知识
    basic knowledge
  4. 4. adverb basically
    饭菜基本准备好了。
    The food is basically ready.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

基本 [jīběn]
  1. 1. foundation
    人民是国家的基本
    The people are the foundation of a nation.
  2. 2. basic; fundamental; elementary; staple; bare; cardinal
    他们之间存在着基本分歧。
    Fundamental differences exist between them.
    基本原则
    basic principles
    基本观点
    basic concept
    基本知识
    elementary (or rudimentary) knowledge
  3. 3. main; essential
    这个车间一个技术人员也没有,不具备生产的基本条件。
    There's not one trained technician in the whole workshop, so it doesn't have the basic conditions necessary for production.
  4. 4. basically; in the main; on the whole; by and large
    那项工程已基本完工。
    The project has been basically completed.
    这部电影基本上是好的。
    This film is good on the whole.
    情况基本属实。
    It has been found to be basically true.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

基本 [jīběn]
  1. 1. 根本的
    基本建设
    基本路线。
  2. 2. 主要的
    基本成员
    基本力量。
  3. 3. 大体上
    目的基本达到
    基本相同。

Examples

基本粒子就是构成物质的最基本的元素。
Fundamental particles are the most basic elements that make up substances.
按照宪法规定的基本原则
according to the fundamental principles laid down in the constitution
基本建设是百年大计,要求质量第一。
Capital construction projects, which are to last for generations, call above all for good quality.
基本定理
fundamental theorem
东、南、西、北为基本方位。
East, west, north and south are the cardinal points of the compass.
基本方针
fundamental policy (or principle)
基本概念
fundamental concept; basic concept
这个地方过去流行的一些疾病已经基本消除。
Diseases formerly prevalent here have been mostly eradicated.
基本核算单位
basic accounting unit
要练好基本功,别尽学花架子。
You should spend time on basic training, not on those flourishes.

Collocations

基本条件
a basic condition
基本观点
a general view
基本问题
a fundamental problem
基本矛盾
a basic contradiction
基本
the most fundamental…
基本合格
to have general qualifications
基本完成
to be basically finished
基本同意
to generally agree
基本得到满足
to be basically satisfied

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