基础

基礎

jīchǔ

noun HSK 3 #3,813

Meanings

Foundation upon foundation — the very basis.

打好基础很重要。

Dǎ hǎo jīchǔ hěn zhòngyào.

Building a good foundation is very important.

他有很好的中文基础。

Tā yǒu hěn hǎo de zhōngwén jīchǔ.

He has a very good foundation in Chinese.

这是在什么基础上做的决定？

Zhè shì zài shénme jīchǔ shang zuò de juédìng?

On what basis was this decision made?

usage

基础 (foundation/basis) vs. 基本 (basic/fundamental): 基础 is a noun (打基础, build a foundation), while 基本 is primarily an adjective (基本知识, basic knowledge).

基 jī

础 chǔ