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奠基

to lay a foundation

Character Composition

Characters

Pinyin

dian4ji1 • diànjī

Meaning

Primary

to lay a foundation

Alternatives

lay a foundation, lays a foundation, laid a foundation, laying a foundation

Mnemonic

奠基 To lay a foundation is 奠 to establish the 基 base of something that everything later is built upon.

Usage

這 本 書 為 他 的 事業 奠基。

This book laid the foundation for his career.

這 座 大樓 已經 奠基 了。

This building has already been laid with its foundation.

我們 需要 為 這 項 事業 奠基。

We need to lay a foundation for this enterprise.