- 基本上 jīběnshang mostlyon the whole; for the most part; in the main
- 基本法 jīběnfǎ basic lawbasic law (constitutional document)
- 基本功 jīběngōng fundamentalsbasic skills or fundamental training required for a particular discipline, profession, or art form
- 基本原理 jīběnyuánlǐ fundamental principlefundamental principle; the basic doctrine or law that forms the foundation of a system
- 四项基本原则 Sìxiàng Jīběn Yuánzé Four Cardinal Principlesthe Four Cardinal Principles enunciated by Deng Xiaoping in 1979: to uphold the socialist road, the dictatorship of the proletariat, the leadership of the CCP, and Maoism and Marxism-Leninism
- 基本粒子 jīběnlìzǐ elementary particleelementary particle (particle physics)
- 基本点 jīběndiǎn basis pointa unit of measure for interest rates and other percentages in finance, equal to one-hundredth of one percent
- 基本词汇 jīběncíhuì basic vocabularybasic vocabulary; basic word
- 基本需要 jīběnxūyào basic needsfundamental requirements or necessities for survival or basic living
- 基本面 jīběnmiàn basicsbasics; essentials; fundamental aspects of a situation or problem
- 第一基本形式 dìyījīběnxíngshì first fundamental form(math.) first fundamental form
- 香港基本法 Xiānggǎng Jīběnfǎ Hong Kong Basic LawHong Kong Basic Law (in effect since the resumption of Chinese sovereignty in 1997)
- 基本利率 jīběnlìlǜ base rateThe base interest rate, typically as set by a central bank.
- 基本单位 jīběndānwèi basic unitthe most fundamental component or organizational part of a larger system
- 基本原则 jīběnyuánzé principlea fundamental doctrine, guiding rule, or raison d'être that forms the basis of a system or belief
- 基本多文种平面 jīběnduōwénzhǒngpíngmiàn basic multilingual planebasic multilingual plane (BMP)
- 基本定理 jīběndìnglǐ fundamental theorem
- 基本概念 jīběngàiniàn basic concept
- 基本盘 jīběnpán basethe core group of supporters, voters, or customers providing steady support for a person, organization, or cause