This is the 886th most frequent Chinese word.
基金
"基金" means "fund."
In this sentence, '基金' refers to a financial fund, typically used for investments or asset management.
我决定投资一个新的基金。
I decided to invest in a new fund.
Here, '基金' implies a specific fund allocated for a particular purpose, such as supporting education in this context.
这个慈善机构设立了一个教育基金。
This charity established an education fund.
In this instance, '基金' is used in general to refer to funds as entities that require professional handling for their administration.