# 根基 (gēnjī)

In Mandarin Chinese, 根基 (gēnjī) means “foundation; basis; footing”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: foundation; basis; footing
- Pinyin: gēnjī (gen1 ji1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 信任是良好关系的根基。
  Xìnrèn shì liánghǎo guānxi de gēnjī.
  Trust is the foundation of a good relationship.

## Characters

- [根](https://hanziro.com/word/gen-root/) (gēn): root; basis
- 基 (jī): base; foundation; radical (chemistry)

https://hanziro.com/word/gen-ji-foundation/

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