基本上(jī běn shang)

HSK 33 characters

basically

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Word information

Pinyin
jī běn shang
Meaning
basically
HSK level
HSK 3
Characters
3
Traditional
Same

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Example sentences

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  • 我了解的情况是看韩剧者基本上是一些无所事事的女人。

    wǒ liǎo jiě de qíng kuàng shì kàn hán jù zhě jī běn shàng shì yī xiē wú suǒ shì shì de nǚ rén

    From what I understand, those who watch Korean soap operas basically are women with nothing to do.

  • 有时候发现自己基本上没有时间顾及一些无关紧要的琐事。

    yǒu shí hòu fā xiàn zì jǐ jī běn shàng méi yǒu shí jiān gù jí yī xiē wú guān jǐn yào de suǒ shì

    Sometimes I find that I basically have no time to pay attention to irrelevant trivia.

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