基础 — meaning in English
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English meaning
- foundation noun The solid base that supports a building or structure.
- groundwork noun The basic preparatory work that everything else is built on.
- sustenance noun Food, drink, or support that keeps a person or thing alive and functioning.
Senses
基础 is used for these senses in English:
- foundation That upon which anything is founded; that on which anything stands, and by which it is supported; the lowest and supporting layer of a superstructure; underbuilding.
- groundwork The foundation; the basic or fundamental parts that support or allow for the rest.
- sustenance Something that provides support or nourishment.
foundation — full definition
- noun The solid base that supports a building or structure.
- noun The basic principles or ideas that something is built upon.
- noun An organization set up and funded to support a charitable or educational cause.
- noun A makeup product applied to even out skin tone.