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TSUMUGU · TOCFL 5 (est.) · 詞
基地 word · TOCFL 5 (est.)
基地 =
ㄐㄧ ㄉㄧˋ · jīdì
noun — base; installation; headquarters; home base

字源 FORM — what the parts do

foundation, base (基礎的基)土(earth) + 其(qí, phonetic) — a foundation of earth; 其 gives the sound
ground, land (地方的地)土(earth) + 也(yě, phonetic) — the earth spreading outward; 也 gives the sound
基地,基礎的基,地方的地。