Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
工夫
gōngfu
Description
工夫的意思是想办法把事情做得更好。
我们做菜的时候，可以花一点工夫，让它更好吃。
Meanings
工夫gōngfu
time and effort spent on something
学好中文要花很多工夫。
工夫gōngfu
time; a while
我一会儿工夫就到了。
下工夫xià gōngfu
to put in effort; work hard at
他在画画上下了很多工夫。
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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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