基本 (jīběn) means Basic (fundamental). Below are 10 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
这是最 基本 的要求。
Zhè shì zuì jīběn de yāoqiú.
This is the most basic requirement.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 基本
我 基本 同意你的看法。
Wǒ jīběn tóngyì nǐ de kànfǎ.
I basically agree with your view.
Dictionary example · HSK 5 · 基本
他的 基本 功很扎实。
Tā de jīběngōng hěn zhāshi.
His grounding is very solid.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 扎实
廉洁是最 基本 的要求。
Liánjié shì zuì jīběn de yāoqiú.
Integrity is the most basic requirement.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 廉洁
投票是公民的 基本 权利。
Tóupiào shì gōngmín de jīběn quánlì.
Voting is a basic right of citizens.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 公民
成功离不开几个 基本 要素。
Chénggōng lí bu kāi jǐ ge jīběn yàosù.
Success depends on a few basic elements.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 要素
哲学有一套自己的 基本 范畴。
Zhéxué yǒu yí tào zìjǐ de jīběn fànchóu.
Philosophy has its own set of basic categories.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 范畴
法律对罪犯也要保障 基本 权利。
Fǎlǜ duì zuìfàn yě yào bǎozhàng jīběn quánlì.
The law must guarantee basic rights even to criminals.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 罪犯
这项制度保障了工人的 基本 权益。
Zhè xiàng zhìdù bǎozhàng le gōngrén de jīběn quányì.
This system safeguards workers' basic rights and interests.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 保障
早期的训练为他奠定了扎实的 基本 功。
Zǎoqī de xùnliàn wèi tā diàndìng le zhāshi de jīběngōng.
His early training gave him a solid grounding.
Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 奠定
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How is 基本 used in a sentence?
This page shows 10 sentences using 基本 (jīběn, "Basic (fundamental)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Is 基本 an HSK word?
Yes — 基本 is on the official HSK 5 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 5 page.
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