基本上

jīběnshàng

basically; on the whole

adverb HSK 3.0 · Band 4

Watch it being written

Every character draws itself, stroke by stroke. Then grab the brush: trace it yourself and hear the word when you finish.

基
本
上

Build with these blocks

Chinese words snap together like bricks. Every word below shares a character with this one, so you are already halfway to knowing it.

基
本
上

See it in sentences

我基本上每天都跑步。

I basically run every day.

作业基本上写完了。

The homework is basically done.