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基點

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Mandarin · pinyin jī diǎn

base; center
basis; point of departure; starting point
(finance) basis point (abbr. for 基本點 jī běn diǎn)

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基: jī · foundation, base
點: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree
点: diǎn · dot, speck, spot; point, degree

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1–3 · ji1 dian3

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noun

main point; crux; central point
starting point
(finance) basis point
centre (place where some function or activity occurs)

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