created sense approved 奠基 · diànjī · to lay a foundation — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
奠基
diànjī
to lay a foundation
To lay the foundation of a building; often used in the context of a formal groundbreaking ceremony.
奠, 基
奠 (literal) → 奠 · diàn · to establish 基 (literal) → 基 · jī · base
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created sense approved 奠基 · diànjī · to found — "Initial import from upstream dictionary"
奠基
diànjī
to found
To establish the basis for future development, such as a career, an academic field, or a major undertaking.
奠, 基
奠 (literal) → 奠 · diàn · to establish 基 (literal) → 基 · jī · fundamental
Changed: simplified, traditional, gloss, definition, pinyin, variant pinyin, variants, separable parts, decomposition