基本功 (jī běn gōng) — basic skills, fundamentals
Definition
The trained, practiced skills you build up in a craft — e.g. dance, martial arts, music. Unlike 基础 (abstract foundation), 基本功 points to concrete skills you've drilled.
noun
basic skillsfundamentals
Examples
- 基本功。Liàn xí jī běn gōng fēi cháng zhòng yào.Practicing basic skills is very important.
- 基本功。Tā de jī běn gōng hěn zhā shi.His fundamentals are solid.
- ，基本功。Yào xiǎng chéng wéi hǎo yǎn yuán, bì xū xiān dǎ hǎo jī běn gōng.To become a good actor, you must first build a solid foundation of basic skills.
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