根本 gēn běn fundamental / basic / root / simply / absolutely (not) / (not) at all / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 元 yuán currency unit (esp. Chinese yuan) / (bound form) first / original / primary / (bound form) basic / fundamental / (bound form) constituent / part / (prefix) meta- / (math.) argument / variable / era (of a reign) / (Tw) (geology) eon syn 基本 jī běn basic / fundamental / main / elementary syn 地区 地區 dì qū local / regional / district (not necessarily formal administrative unit) / region / area / as suffix to city name, means prefecture or county (area administered by a prefecture-level city or, county-level city) / CL:個|个[ge4] syn 级 級 jí level / grade / rank / step (of stairs) / CL:個|个[ge4] / classifier: step, level syn 基础 基礎 jī chǔ base / foundation / basis / basic / fundamental syn 水准 水準 shuǐ zhǔn level (of achievement etc) / standard / level (surveying) syn 素质 素質 sù zhì inner quality / basic essence 平地 píng dì to level the land / level ground / plain syn 平整 píng zhěng smooth / level / to level off / to flatten (remove bumps) syn 基本功 jī běn gōng basic skills / fundamentals syn 功底 gōng dǐ training in the basic skills / knowledge of the fundamentals syn 约法三章 約法三章 yuē fǎ sān zhāng to agree on three laws (idiom) / three-point covenant / (fig.) preliminary agreement / basic rules syn 衣食住行 yī shí zhù xíng clothing, food, housing and transport (idiom) / people's basic needs syn 底薪 dǐ xīn basic salary / base pay / salary floor 五香 wǔ xiāng five spice seasoned / incorporating the five basic flavors of Chinese cooking (sweet, sour, bitter, savory, salty) 登堂入室 dēng táng rù shì lit. from the main room, enter the inner chamber (idiom) / fig. to go to the next level / to attain a higher level syn 基本法 jī běn fǎ basic law (constitutional document) 水平面 shuǐ píng miàn horizontal plane / level surface / water level syn 回落 huí luò to fall back / to return to low level after a rise (in water level, price etc) syn 直辖市 直轄市 zhí xiá shì municipality, namely: Beijing 北京, Tianjin 天津, Shanghai 上海 and Chongqing 重慶|重庆, the first level administrative subdivision / province level city / also called directly governed city 鲜味 鮮味 xiān wèi umami, one of the five basic tastes (cookery) syn 窗体 窗體 chuāng tǐ form (used in programming languages such as Visual Basic and Delphi to create a GUI window) 基本要求 jī běn yāo qiú a basic requirement / prerequisites 气血 氣血 qì xuè qi and blood (two basic bodily fluids of Chinese medicine) 基本概念 jī běn gài niàn basic concept 基本理论 基本理論 jī běn lǐ lùn basic theory 基本技能 basic skills 基础课 基礎課 jī chǔ kè basic course / core curriculum 治学 治學 zhì xué scholarship / high-level study / to do scholarly research / to pursue a high level of study 基本单位 基本單位 jī běn dān wèi basic unit / fundamental building block 基础科学 基礎科學 jī chǔ kē xué basic sciences 基价 basic price 找平 zhǎo píng to level (ground) / to make level 基层人民法院 基層人民法院 jī céng rén mín fǎ yuàn Basic 初 chū at first / (at the) beginning / first / junior / basic syn 水平仪 水平儀 shuǐ píng yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 水准仪 水準儀 shuǐ zhǔn yí level (device to determine horizontal) / spirit level / surveyor's level 根本法 gēn běn fǎ fundamental law / body of basic laws syn 香港基本法 xiāng gǎng jī běn fǎ Hong Kong Basic Law (in effect since the resumption of Chinese sovereignty in 1997) 原 yuán former / original / primary / raw / level / cause / source syn 程度 chéng dù degree / level / extent syn 平 píng flat / level / equal / to tie (make the same score) / to draw (score) / calm / peaceful / abbr. for 平聲|平声[ping2 sheng1] syn 水平 shuǐ píng level (of achievement etc) / standard / horizontal syn 高级 高級 gāo jí high level / high grade / advanced / high-ranking syn 以下 yǐ xià that level or lower / that amount or less / the following syn 以上 yǐ shàng that level or higher / that amount or more / the above-mentioned / (used to indicate that one has completed one's remarks) That is all. syn 级别 級別 jí bié (military) rank / level / grade 高层 高層 gāo céng high-rise / high level / high class 默契 mò qì tacit understanding / mutual understanding / rapport / connected at a deep level with each other / (of team members) well coordinated / tight 老友 lǎo yǒu old friend / sb who passed the county level imperial exam (in Ming dynasty) syn 低级 低級 dī jí low level / rudimentary / vulgar / low / inferior syn 层次 層次 céng cì layer / level / gradation / arrangement of ideas / (a person's) standing syn 平行 píng xíng parallel (in a spatial or geometric sense, or figuratively) / on an equal footing / on the same level / simultaneous / concurrent syn 层面 層面 céng miàn aspect / facet / level (political, psychological, spiritual etc) / (geology) bedding plane syn 底层 底層 dǐ céng ground floor / first floor / lowest level / lowest rung (of society etc) syn 刮目相看 guā mù xiāng kàn to have a whole new level of respect for sb or sth / to sit up and take notice (of sb's improved performance etc) syn 档次 檔次 dàng cì grade / class / quality / level syn 警戒线 警戒線 jǐng jiè xiàn police cordon / alert level 骨子里 骨子裡 gǔ zi lǐ beneath the surface / fundamentally / at the deepest level syn 上游 shàng yóu upper reaches (of a river) / upper level / upper echelon / upstream syn 高等 gāo děng high-level / higher (animals, education etc) / advanced (math etc) syn 起跳 qǐ tiào (athletics) to take off (at the start of a jump) / (of price, salary etc) to start (from a certain level) 升迁 升遷 shēng qiān to advance to a higher-level position / to be promoted to a higher position in a new department syn 夷为平地 夷為平地 yí wéi píng dì to level / to raze to the ground 入门 入門 rù mén entrance door / to enter a door / to learn the basics of a subject / introduction (to a subject) / (attributive) entry-level 量级 量級 liàng jí order of magnitude / weight class (boxing etc) / (fig.) class (level of capability) 升华 升華 shēng huá to sublimate / sublimation (physics) / to raise to a higher level / to refine / promotion syn 热度 熱度 rè dù level of heat / (fig.) zeal / fervor / (coll.) a temperature (i.e. abnormally high body heat) syn 支持率 zhī chí lǜ support level / popularity rating 海拔 hǎi bá height above sea level / elevation syn 高低 gāo dī height / level / (music) pitch / relative superiority / propriety / discretion (usu. in the negative, e.g. 不知高低[bu4zhi1 gao1di1]) / no matter what / just / simply (will not ..., must ... etc) / at long last syn 湿度 濕度 shī dù humidity level 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 下游 xià yóu lower reaches (of a river) / lower level / lower echelon / downstream syn 更上一层楼 更上一層樓 gèng shàng yī céng lóu to take it up a notch / to bring it up a level syn 香格里拉 xiāng gé lǐ lā Shangri-la, the beautiful, idyllic land of James Hilton's 1933 novel "Lost Horizon" / a paradise on earth / Shangri-La, a county-level city in Yunnan that takes its name from the fictional land of the 1933 novel 平坦 píng tǎn level / even / smooth / flat syn 平板 píng bǎn slab / flat board / (engineering) surface plate / flat / level / (fig.) dull / monotonous / abbr. for 平板電腦|平板电脑[ping2ban3 dian4nao3] and 平板手機|平板手机[ping2ban3 shou3ji1] syn 通关 通關 tōng guān to clear customs / (gaming) to finish (a game, a level, a stage, etc) syn 轻轨 輕軌 qīng guǐ light rail / transit system (underground, at street level or elevated) / streetcar / metro (abbr. for 輕型軌道交通|轻型轨道交通[qing1xing2 gui3dao4 jiao1tong1]) 下级 下級 xià jí low ranking / low level / underclass / subordinate syn 价位 價位 jià wèi price level syn 水位 shuǐ wèi water level 优先级 優先級 yōu xiān jí (computing) priority level / (computing) precedence (of operators) 贱民 賤民 jiàn mín social stratum below the level of ordinary people / untouchable / dalit (India caste) 国家级 國家級 guó jiā jí (administrative) national-level 造诣 造詣 zào yì level of mastery (of a skill or area of knowledge) / (archaic) to pay a visit to sb syn 拉平 lā píng to bring to the same level / to even up / to flare out / to flatten out syn 传销 傳銷 chuán xiāo multi-level marketing 海平面 hǎi píng miàn sea level syn 跌进 跌進 diē jìn to fall into / to dip below a certain level syn 中级 中級 zhōng jí middle level (in a hierarchy) syn 持平 chí píng to stay level (of exchange rate, market share etc) / fair / unbiased syn 南宫 南宮 nán gōng two-character surname Nangong / Nangong, county-level city in Xingtai 邢台[Xing2tai2], Hebei 中游 zhōng yóu the middle stretches of a river / middle level / middle echelon / midstream syn 梯队 梯隊 tī duì echelon (military) / (of an organisation) group of persons of one level or grade syn 