根基
gēn​jī HSK7

foundation

根基 gēn​jī
foundation noun
foundation; basis; the underground part of a building that provides stability

如果你毁坏任何事情的根基，结构就会崩溃。

rú​guǒ nǐ huǐ​huài rèn​hé shì​qing de gēn​jī, jié​gòu jiù huì bēng​kuì.

If you destroy the foundations of anything, the structure will collapse.

financial standing
(literary) the financial health or economic background of a family or business; family wealth
character
(literary) a person's moral conduct or upbringing
spiritual roots
(Buddhism) a person's innate aptitude for spiritual growth or their karmic foundation

Frequency
Movie subtitles
0.660 per million appears in 0% of films
Written text
3.79 per million

Details
HSK 3.0
Level 7

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SUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)