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基本上
jīběn shang
Main
English Definitionbasically; on the whole
Simplified Script基本上
Traditional ScriptSame
Pinyinjīběn shang, also pr. jīběn shàng
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄕㄤ˙
Cantonese (Jyutping)gei1bun2 soeng6
Part of Speech(连) conjunction, (副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=3 TOCFL=6
Word Decomposition
基本jīběnbasic; fundamental; main; elementary
上shàngon top; upon; above; upper; previous; first (of multiple parts)

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Words With Same Head Word    
基本法jīběn fǎbasic law (constitutional document)
基本功jīběn gōngbasic skills; fundamentals
基本原理jīběn yuánlǐfundamental principle
基本粒子jīběn lìzǐelementary particle (particle physics)
基本点jīběn diǎnbasis point (finance), abbr. to 基点
Words With Same Tail Word    
晚上wǎnshangevening; night; in the evening
早上zǎoshangearly morning
路上lùshangon the road; on a journey; road surface
地上dìshangon the ground; on the floor
穿上chuānshangto put on (clothes etc)
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