基本上

jīběnshàng

basically; on the whole; overall; generally; in the main

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Homographs

基本上 jīběnshang
  1. basically
  2. on the whole

Examples

基本上吧。

Basically.

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基本上我贊同你的意見。

Basically, I agree with your opinion.

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我了解的情况是看韩剧者基本上是一些无所事事的女人。

From what I understand, those who watch Korean soap operas basically are women with nothing to do.

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有时候发现自己基本上没有时间顾及一些无关紧要的琐事。

Sometimes I find that I basically have no time to pay attention to irrelevant trivia.

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Entry Composition

1 基本 jīběn
  1. basic
  2. fundamental
  3. main
  4. elementary
=2 上 shǎng used in 上聲 shǎngshēng
=2 上 shàng
  1. (bound form) up; upper; above; previous
  2. first (of multiple parts)
  3. to climb; to get onto; to go up
  4. to attend (class or university)
  5. (directional complement) up
  6. (noun suffix) on; above