基本功(jī běn gōng) - basic skills, the fundamentals in Mandarin

学xué功gōng夫fu要yào先xiān练liàn好hǎo基jī本běn功gōng。

To learn kung fu you have to master the basics first.

唱chàng京jīng剧jù的de基jī本běn功gōng要yào练liàn很hěn多duō年nián。

The basic skills of Peking opera take years to master.

他tā的de基jī本běn功gōng很hěn扎zhā实shí。

His fundamentals are very solid.

每měi天tiān早zǎo上shang，队duì员yuán们men都dōu要yào练liàn基jī本běn功gōng。

Every morning the team practises the basics.

写xiě汉hàn字zì的de基jī本běn功gōng是shì先xiān写xiě好hǎo笔bǐ画huà。

The basic skill in writing characters is getting the strokes right.