căn bản 
basic like: căn bản → →
to have a background in physics ☊ 
có căn bản vật lý học ☊ on a competitive basis ☊ trên căn bản cạnh tranh ☊ on a wide, broad basis ☊ trên một căn bản rộng rãi ☊ based on ☊ đặt căn bản trên ☊ 
wesentlich ☊ căn bản ☊ 
根本上的 ☊ gēn běn shàng de ausgleichen ☊ cân bằng tài khoản ☊ 使 ... 均衡 ☊ shǐ ... jūnhéng das Gleichgewicht ☊ sự cân bằng ☊ ☊ wesentlich ☊ căn bản ☊ ☊ ausgleichen ☊ cân bằng tài khoản ☊ ☊ She needs more friends of her own age. ☊ age ☊
Athletes need a good sense of balance. ☊ balance ☊
I struggled to keep my balance on my new skates. ☊ balance ☊
This newspaper maintains a good balance in its presentation of different opinions. ☊ balance ☊
Tourists often disturb the delicate balance of nature on the island. ☊ balance ☊
His wife's death disturbed the balance of his mind. ☊ balance ☊
balance between A and B: Try to keep a balance between work and relaxation. ☊ balance ☊
balance out: The good and bad effects of any decision will usually balance out. ☊ balance ☊
balance sth (out): This year's profits will balance our previous losses. ☊ balance ☊
His lack of experience was balanced by a willingness to learn. ☊ balance ☊
She tries to balance home life and career. ☊ balance ☊
balance (on sth): How long can you balance on one leg? ☊ balance ☊
balance sth (on sth): The television was precariously balanced on top of a pile of books. ☊ balance ☊
She balanced the cup on her knee. ☊ balance ☊
She took a couple of bites of the sandwich. ☊ bite ☊
the delicate ecological balance of the rainforest ☊ delicate ☊
to have a healthy, balanced diet ☊ diet ☊
The match was finely balanced throughout. ☊ finely ☊
We need your help—please give generously. ☊ give ☊
to maintain law and order/standards/a balance ☊ maintain ☊
Don't go—I might need you. ☊ need ☊
need (for sb/sth) to do sth: There is no need for you to get up early tomorrow. ☊ need ☊
I need you to phone the story in before five. ☊ phone sth in ☊
Classical dance in its purest form requires symmetry and balance. ☊ pure ☊
the scales of justice (= represented as the two pans on a balance (5)) ☊ scale ☊
shift (from...) (to/towards/toward...): The balance of power shifted away from workers towards employers. ☊ shift ☊
My head is spinning (= I feel as if my head is going around and I can't balance). ☊ spin ☊
to stand on your head/hands (= to be upside down, balancing on your head/hands) ☊ stand ☊
stop sb/sth from doing sth: There's nothing to stop you from accepting the offer. ☊ stop ☊