基
本
功

Basic skills in Chinese: 基本功 (jī běn gōng)

jī běn gōng

basic skills

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1basic skills
  2. 2fundamentals

Stroke order

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基
本
功

Zhuyin

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ㄐㄧ

jī

ㄐ/ jㄧ/ i—/ first tone

ㄅㄣˇ

běn

ㄅ/ bㄣ/ enˇ/ third tone

ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 学好基本功对将来很重要。

    xué hǎo jī běn gōng duì jiāng lái hěn zhòng yào。

    Mastering the fundamentals is important for the future.

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Related words

本

běn

root

功

gōng

meritorious deed or service

本来

běn lái

original

成功

chéng gōng

success

基础

jī chǔ

base

本科

běn kē

undergraduate course

本领

běn lǐng

skill

本质

běn zhì

essence

根本

gēn běn

fundamental

功夫

gōng fu

skill

功能

gōng néng

function

基本

jī běn

basic

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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