chǔ

foundation

base

stone (石) + sound (出) = the stone foundation beneath a building

The stone radical grounds the meaning: a foundation is literally the stone base a structure rests on. 出 contributes the sound chǔ and does not carry semantic weight here.

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学好基知识是成功的基础。

xué hǎo jī chǔ zhī shi shì chéng gōng de jī chǔ。

Learning basic knowledge well is the foundation of success.

没有扎实的基,很难建起高楼。

méi yǒu zhā shí de jī chǔ,hěn nán jiàn qǐ gāo lóu。

Without a solid foundation, it is very hard to build a tall building.

Words with 础

零基础

líng jī chǔ

no prior study (in an area of learning)

基础

jī chǔ

base; foundation; basis

基础问题

jī chǔ wèn tí

basic issue

基础教育

jī chǔ jiào yù

elementary education

基础病

jī chǔ bìng

underlying medical condition

基础结构

jī chǔ jié gòu

infrastructure

基础设施

jī chǔ shè shī

infrastructure

基础设施即服务

jī chǔ shè shī jí fú wù

(computing) infrastructure as a service (IaaS)

基础课

jī chǔ kè

basic course

基础速率

jī chǔ sù lǜ

basic rate (as in ISDN)

应计基础

yīng jì jī chǔ

accruals basis (accounting)

现金基础

xiàn jīn jī chǔ

cash basis (accounting)

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