基地
Old HSK 6
基地 (jīdì) · base
基地 (jīdì) means “base”. It is written with 2 characters: 基 (foundation) + 地 (adverb particle (-ly)). It is an old HSK 6 word (HSK 2.0).
How 基地 is built
The characters
基 jī · foundation
What 基 is made of
- 其qí — his
- 甘gān — sweet
- 卄niàn — twenty
- 二 — two strokes
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 八bā — eight
- 甘gān — sweet
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 其 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
地 de · adverb particle (-ly)
What 地 is made of
- 土tǔ — earth
- 十 — ten
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 丨 — vertical stroke
- 一 — horizontal stroke
- 十 — ten
- 也yě — also
- 乚 — hook stroke
Origin hint: 土 gives the meaning, 也 gives the sound. (from the Make Me a Hanzi dataset; treat as a memory aid where history is uncertain)
Example sentences
这里是一个农业研究基地。Zhè lǐ shì yí gè nóngyè yánjiū jīdì.This is an agricultural research base.
我们公司在南方有一个生产基地。Wǒmen gōngsī zài nánfāng yǒu yí gè shēngchǎn jīdì.Our company has a production base in the south.
Questions about 基地
What does 基地 mean?
基地 (jīdì) means “base”.
How do you pronounce 基地?
基地 is pronounced jīdì.
Which HSK level is 基地?
基地 is in Old HSK 6.
Related words
- 基本jīběnbasic
- 基本上jīběnshangbasically
- 基础jīchǔfoundation
- 基金jījīnfund
- 基因jīyīngene
- 地点dìdiǎnlocation
- 地方dìfangplace
- 地上dìshangon the ground
- 地图dìtúmap
- 草地cǎodìlawn
Learn 基地 with its group
It is part of Old HSK 6 · Group 85: a short group with quick checks and spaced repeats.