功底

dǎ xià jiān shí gōng dǐ

打下坚实功底

lay solid foundations

tā de shū fǎ yǒu zhe shēn hòu de gōng dǐ

她的书法有着深厚的功底。

She has a good grounding in the basic skills of calligraphy.

gōng dǐ zhā shi

功底扎实

have a good grounding in basic skills

yīng yǔ gōng dǐ shēn

英语功底深

be well-grounded in English

duì jīng jì xué zhè mén kè chéng lái shuō jī běn de shù xué gōng dǐ bì bù kě shǎo

对经济学这门课程来说，基本的数学功底必不可少。

A basic grounding in math is essential for the economics course.

nǐ yǒu hěn shēn hòu de gǔ wén gōng dǐ

你有很深厚的古文功底。

You have the deep knowledge in Archaic Chinese.