Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
功夫
gōngfu
Description
“功夫”常常指做一件事花的时间和力气。
它也可以指中国的武术，很多外国人都听过“中国功夫”。
Meanings
功夫gōngfu
time and effort spent on something
学好中文要下功夫。
功夫gōngfu
martial arts, kung fu
他从小就练功夫。
功夫gōngfu
skill gained through practice
他做菜的功夫真好。
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Notes
- Etymology
功 (effort/skill) + 夫 (labor); literally 'work put in over time'.
- Nuance
also written 工夫 for the 'time/effort' sense, but 功夫 is preferred for martial arts.
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