# 基本上 (jīběnshang)

In Mandarin Chinese, 基本上 (jīběnshang) means “basically; on the whole”. It is part of the HSK 3 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: basically; on the whole
- Pinyin: jīběnshang (ji1 ben3 shang5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 3

## Examples

- 这项工作基本上完成了。
  Zhèxiàng gōngzuò jīběnshàng wánchéng le.
  This job is basically finished.

## Characters

- 基 (jī): base; foundation; radical (chemistry)
- [本](https://hanziro.com/word/ben-books/) (běn): (measure word) for books
- [上](https://hanziro.com/word/shang-up/) (shàng): up; above

https://hanziro.com/word/ji-ben-shang-basically/

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