基础 jīchǔ▶ Conceptos básicos

Stroke order

基础 is written in 21 strokes across 2 characters.

• 基 — 11 strokes
• 础 — 10 strokes

Senses

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

Example sentences

• 他的中文基础很好。Tā de Zhōngwén jīchǔ hěn hǎo.His foundation in Chinese is very good.
• 学习要打好基础。Xuéxí yào dǎ hǎo jīchǔ.Studying requires a good foundation.

Related words

• 基本básico
• 基因gen
• 基地base
• 基金fondo

基础 is pronounced jīchǔ and means “Conceptos básicos”. It is part of the HSK 4 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 基础 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.