| 基础HSK 4 | jī chǔ | base; foundation; basis; underlying; Classifiers: 个 | |
| 基本HSK 5 | jī běn | basic; fundamental; main; elementary | |
| 基地HSK 6 | jī dì | base (of operations); industrial or military base; al-Qaeda | |
| 基层 | jī céng | basic level; grassroots unit; basement layer | |
| 基金HSK 6 | jī jīn | fund |
| 1 | The people are the foundation of the state. | |
| 2 | Trust is the foundation of any relationship. | |
| 3 | He basically does not eat spicy food. | |
| 4 | We all basically agree on this plan. | |
| 5 | This project is basically completed. |