基

jīㄐㄧ

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TOCFL 7

Meaning

Meanings

1
(bound form) base; foundation
2
(bound form) radical (chemistry)
3
(bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)

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尊重法律是我們社會的基礎。

Respect for law is fundamental to our society.

你的理論是以什麼為基礎?

What do you base your theory on?

基頓把磁鐵放在他的鴿子的頭上。

Keeton put magnets on the heads of his pigeons.

我乘几路车去怀基基？

我乘幾路車去懷基基？

What number bus do I take to get to Waikiki?

數學是所有科學的基礎。

Mathematics is basic to all sciences.

Characters

Character breakdown

其

qí

his

土

tǔ

Tu (ethnic group)

Related: 基

基因

jī yīn

gene (loanword)

基地

jī dì

al-Qaeda

基层

jī céng

basic level

基本

jī běn

basic

基督

jī dū

Christ (abbr. for 基利斯督[Ji1 li4 si1 du1] or 基利士督[Ji1 li4 shi4 du1])

基础

jī chǔ

base; foundation; basis

基金

jī jīn

fund

基本上

jī běn shang

basically

Stroke practice

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Characters

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