# 基本功 (jīběngōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 基本功 (jīběngōng) means “basic skills; fundamentals”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: basic skills; fundamentals
- Pinyin: jīběngōng (ji1 ben3 gong1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 学习绘画需要扎实的基本功。
  Xuéxí huìhuà xūyào zhāshi de jīběngōng.
  Learning painting requires solid basic skills.

## Characters

- 基 (jī): base; foundation; radical (chemistry)
- [本](https://hanziro.com/word/ben-books/) (běn): (measure word) for books
- [功](https://hanziro.com/word/gong-achievement/) (gōng): achievement; merit

https://hanziro.com/word/ji-ben-gong-basic-skills/

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