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Basically in Chinese

basically · HSK 4

基本上 jī běn shàng

  1. 基 jī base
  2. 本 běn root
  3. 上 shàng up

这件事基本上已经解决了。 This matter has basically been resolved.

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How do you say basically in Chinese?

Basically in Chinese is 基本上 (jī běn shàng). You can also say 基本 (jī běn).

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Start with the first one: it is the easiest on the HSK list. The others say it too, often in a more formal way or for a narrower sense; each one’s page has real sentences that show how it is used.

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The CC-CEDICT dictionary’s meanings for the official HSK word list. A word is shown for an English word when that is one of its first meanings; the easiest word whose first meaning it is comes first.

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