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基本功 (jī běn gōng): Basic skills / Fundamentals (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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基本功 consists of 3 characters.

foundation, base, fundamental

root; [measure word for books]

achievement, merit, work, result

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Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 基本功 with other words naturally.

Verb + Objectwith缺乏

quē缺

fá乏

jī基

běng本

ōng功

neutral

lack basic skills

Noun + Nounwith训练

jī基

běng本

ōng功

xùn训

liàn练

Verb + Complement + Objectwith练好

liàn练

hǎo好

jī基

běng本

ōng功

Adjective + Nounwith扎实

zhā扎

shi实

de的

jī基

běng本

ōng功

Example Sentences with 基本功

xué学

xí习

hàn汉

yǔ语

yào要

xiān先

liàn练

neutral

basic skills training

neutral

master the basic skills

neutral

solid basic skills

hǎo

好

jī基

běn本

gōng功

。

To learn Chinese, you must first master the basic skills.

xué学

xí习

rèn任

hé何

yì艺

shù术

，

zhā扎

shí实

de的

jī基

běn本

gōng功

dōu都

zhì至

guān关

zhòng重

yào要

。

When learning any art, solid basic skills are crucial.

wú无

lùn论

kē科

jì技

rú如

hé何

fā发

zhǎn展

，

zhā扎

shi实

de的

jī基

běn本

gōng功

yī依

rán然

shì是

gōng工

chéng程

shī师

de的

lì立

shēn身

zhī之

běn本

。

No matter how technology develops, solid fundamentals remain the cornerstone of an engineer's career.

Show 6 More Sentences

nǐ你

jué觉

dé得

zhè这

wèi位

wǔ舞

zhě者

de的

jī基

běn本

gōng功

zěn怎

me么

yàng样

，

shì是

bu不

shì是

hái还

xū需

yào要

jiā加

qiáng强

xùn训

liàn练

？

What do you think of this dancer's basic skills? Does she still need to intensify her training?

zhè这

wèi位

chú厨

shī师

de的

jī基

běn本

gōng功

hěn很

tā他

de的

shè设

jì计

lǐ理

niàn念

hěn很

xīn新

yǐng颖

zài在

zhèng正

shì式

xué学

xí习

biān编

chéng程

yǔ语

yán言

qián

zài在

yīn音

yuè乐

xué学

xí习

zhōng中

，

měi每

tiān天

liàn

jiào教

liàn练

qiáng强

diào调

，

měi每

tiān天

liàn练

xí习

jī

zhā扎

shí实

，

zuò做

de的

cài菜

wèi味

dào道

hěn很

hǎo好

。

This chef has solid basic skills, and the dishes he makes taste delicious.

，

dàn但

quē缺

fá乏

zhā扎

shi实

de的

jī基

běn本

gōng功

zuò作

wéi为

zhī支

chēng撑

。

His design concept is innovative, but it lacks solid fundamentals as a foundation.

前

，

wǒ我

men们

dé得

xiān先

huā花

shí时

jiān间

dǎ打

hǎo好

jì计

suàn算

jī机

kē科

xué学

de的

jī基

běn本

gōng功

。

Before formally learning programming languages, we must first spend time building a solid foundation in computer science.

练

xí习

jī基

běn本

gōng功

shì是

tí提

gāo高

yǎn演

zòu奏

shuǐ水

píng平

de的

guān关

jiàn键

。

In music learning, practicing basic skills daily is key to improving performance.

基

běn本

gōng功

shì是

bǎo保

chí持

jìng竞

jì技

zhuàng状

tài态

de的

jī基

chǔ础

。

The coach emphasized that practicing basic skills daily is the foundation for maintaining competitive form.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 基本功.

Words with 基

基础jī chǔHSK 4
基于jī yú
基准jī zhǔn
基因jī yīn
基地jī dì
基层jī céng
基建jī jiàn
基本jī běn

Words with 本

笔记本bǐ jì běnHSK 3
本来běn láiHSK 4
本科běn kēHSK 5
本质běn zhìHSK 5
本领běn lǐngHSK 5
亏本kuī běn
剧本jù běn
副本fù běn

Words with 功

功夫gōng fuHSK 4
成功chéng gōngHSK 4
功利gōng lì
功力gōng lì
功劳gōng láo
功底gōng dǐ
功效gōng xiào
功率gōng lǜ