# 基层 (jīcéng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 基层 (jīcéng) means “grassroots; primary level”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: grassroots; primary level
- Pinyin: jīcéng (ji1 ceng2)
- Traditional: 基層
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 她毕业后去了基层单位工作。
  Tā bìyè hòu qù le jīcéng dānwèi gōngzuò.
  After graduating, she went to work at the grassroots level.

## Characters

- 基 (jī): base; foundation; radical (chemistry)
- [层](https://hanziro.com/word/ceng-floor/) (céng): (measure word) floor; layer

https://hanziro.com/word/ji-ceng-grassroots/

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