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currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first; original; primary / (bound form) basic; fundamental / (bound form) constituent; part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument; variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon
HSK 1
base; foundation; basis / basic; fundamental
HSK 3
basic / fundamental / main / elementary
HSK 3
fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL: 個|个
HSK 3
basic skills / fundamentals
HSK 7-9
(PRC) subdistrict office (basic-level urban administrative unit) (abbr. for 街道辦事處|街道办事处)
fundamental law / body of basic laws
(idiom) addition, subtraction, multiplication and division: the four basic operations of arithmetic
inner quality / basic essence
HSK 6
basic word
(idiom) to deal with varying circumstances by adhering to a basic principle
(slang) (jocular) "city bumpkin", city person lacking basic rural or natural-world knowledge (play on 鄉巴佬|乡巴佬)
basic level / grassroots unit / basement layer
HSK 7-9
basic concept
basic law (constitutional document)
five degrees / fifth (basic musical interval, doh to soh)
lit. clothing, food, housing and transportation (idiom) / fig. people's basic needs
HSK 7-9
(slang) basic version (of a product)
(PRC) subdistrict office (basic-level urban administrative unit)
Hong Kong Basic Law (in effect since the resumption of Chinese sovereignty in 1997)
five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty)
umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery)
training in the basic skills / knowledge of the fundamentals
HSK 7-9
(coll.) to show respect; to give face (esp. in public to avoid embarrassment); (often sarcastic) to treat with basic courtesy (implying the recipient is undeserving)
basic course / core curriculum
basic salary / base pay / salary floor
not having to worry about clothes and food (idiom) / to be provided with the basic necessities
qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine)
to make basic or alkaline / alkalization (chemistry)
basic issue / fundamental question
to agree on three laws (idiom) / three-point covenant / (fig.) preliminary agreement / basic rules
T-step (basic dance position, with the feet forming a T shape)
basic rate (as in ISDN)
basic necessity / fundamental need
(Tw) (abbr. for 教育與娛樂|教育与娱乐) education and entertainment, the 5th and 6th aspects of life beyond the four basic necessities of food, clothing, shelter and transportation 食衣住行 / (sometimes used to signify edutainment or just recreation)
basic unit / fundamental building block
the four basic operations of arithmetic (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division)
Basic Competence Test for Junior High School Students (Tw), abbr. for 國民中學學生基本學力測驗|国民中学学生基本学力测验
basic salary
not having to worry about food and clothes (idiom) / provided with the basic necessities
basic multilingual plane (BMP)
form (used in programming languages such as Visual Basic and Delphi to create a GUI window)


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