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工夫
gōngfu
Description
工夫的意思是想办法把事情做得更好。
The meaning of 工夫 is to find ways to do things better.
我们做菜的时候，可以花一点工夫，让它更好吃。
When we cook, we can spend some 工夫 to make it taste better.
Meanings
工夫gōngfu
time and effort spent on something
学好中文要花很多工夫。
Learning Chinese well takes a lot of effort.
工夫gōngfu
time; a while
我一会儿工夫就到了。
I'll be there in a moment.
下工夫xià gōngfu
to put in effort; work hard at
他在画画上下了很多工夫。
He put a lot of effort into painting.
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Notes
- Nuance
工夫 often means time/effort, while 功夫 more often means skill or martial arts.
- Etymology
工 (work) + 夫 (person/labor), literally the labor put into a task.
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