基本 (jī běn) means “basic; fundamental; main; elementary”. It is an HSK 5 Chinese word in the HSK 3.0 vocabulary.
Practice each character:
掌握基本知识很重要。
Zhǎngwò jīběn zhīshi hěn zhòngyào.
It is important to master basic knowledge.
Updated: 2026-05-27