This website uses cookies. By using the site you agree to the use of cookies.Find out more or
.
Please or to get more content and less ads.
工夫
工夫
gōng fu
n. (a period of) time; spare or free time
80%
120%
Register to get less ads. Registration is free and once you are registered you use this word in your private vocabulary lists. Then you can train your own vocabulary either here or using one of our applications for PC, iOS or Android.
Other meanings
[gōng fū]n. (old Chinese) casual or temporary labourer
MEASURE WORDS
CHARACTER COMPOSITION, RADICAL, SIMILAR CHARACTERS
Select individual characters of the word to see more details, including its composition, radical and similar characters. Just tap on any character from above word.
Simplified stroke orders are based on the 'Standard of National Commonly-used Mandarin Chinese Characters (现代汉语通用字笔顺规范)', issued by the China National Language and Character Working Committee (国家语言文字工作委员会) on April 7th 1997. Traditional stroke orders are based on information issued by the Taiwan Ministry of Education.
EXAMPLES
背单词要花很多工夫。
背單詞要花很多工夫。
bèi dān cí yào huā hěn duō gōng fu .
phr. It will take a lot of time to memorize (new) words.
我现在没工夫和你说话,一会再聊吧。
我現在沒工夫和你說話,一會再聊吧。
wǒ xiàn zài méi gōng fu hé nǐ shuō huà, yí huì zài liáo ba .
phr. I have no time to talk with you now. Chat later.
下工夫
下工夫
xià gōng fu
phr. to put in time and energy, to work hard
这点小事又费得了多大工夫?
這點小事又費得了多大工夫?
zhè dián xiǎo shì yòu fèi de liǎo duō dà gōng fu
phr. How long can this trivial matter possibly take? (rhetorical question)