HSK 3 · Management & Basics

基本上

jī běn shàng

basically; mainly

Stroke order of 基本上

3 characters, 19 strokes in total. Watch the animation, then try writing it yourself.

基 · 11 strokes本 · 5 strokes 上 · 3 strokes

Memory trick

Basic 基本 on top 上: mainly.

Parts: 基本 basic + 上 up

The characters in 基本上

本 běn — measure word for books (5 strokes)
上 shàng — up; on; above (3 strokes)

Example sentence

我基本上每天都跑步。

I basically run every day.

Words with 基

基本basic; basically 基础foundation; basis

Words with 本

课本textbook 本子notebook 本measure word for books 笔记本notebook; laptop 本来originally 本领skill; ability 本事ability; skill 基本basic; basically 根本fundamental; at all

Words with 上

上午morning (before noon)早上early morning 晚上evening 楼上upstairs 上学to go to school 上课to attend class 上班to go to work 身上on the body; on (one)上网to go online 网上online 上车to get on (a vehicle)车上in the car; on the bus 路上on the way 上up; on; above 上边above; top 地上on the ground 关上to close; to turn off 上次last time

More words: Management & Basics

管to manage; to care about 管理to manage; management 基本basic; basically 基础foundation; basis 根本fundamental; at all 绝对absolute; absolutely 重大major; important 正式formal; official 需求demand; need 需要to need; needs 分配to distribute; to assign 分组to divide into groups 组合to combine; combination 整理to tidy up; to sort out 区别difference; to distinguish 分别to part; respectively; difference

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