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Mandarin · pinyin jī běn dān wèi

basic unit
fundamental building block

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基: jī · foundation, base
本: běn · root, origin, source; basis
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位: wèi · throne; position, post; rank, status; seat
单: dān · single, individual, only; lone

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1–3–1–4 · ji1 ben3 dan1 wei4

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