本 末 běn mò : the whole course of an event from beginning to end; ins and outs; the fundamental and the incidental

本 末 倒 置 běn mò dǎo zhì : take the branch for the root; put the incidental before the fundamental; put the cart before the horse

根 本 gēn běn : (not) at all; simply; fundamental; basic; root

基 本 jī běn : basic; fundamental; main

基 本 原 理 jī běn yuán lǐ : fundamental principle

基 礎 問 題 jī chǔ wèn tí : basic issue; fundamental question