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奠基

diàn jī

2-character word

What 奠基 means

1. to lay a foundation

The characters in 奠基

• 奠diànto fix; to settle; a libation to the dead
• 基jī(bound form) base; foundation; (bound form) radical (chemistry)…

Words starting with 奠基

• 奠基人diàn jī rénfounder; pioneer
• 奠基石diàn jī shífoundation stone; cornerstone
• 奠基者diàn jī zhěfounder; pioneer

Sounds the same

Read diàn jī, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 电机electrical machinery
• 电击electric shock
• 电鸡(slang) (pejorative) e-bike (from Cantonese)
• 淀积(geology) to illuviate

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