下功夫
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Definitions
- 1. to put in time and energy
- 2. to concentrate one's efforts
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Word relationships
Usage notes
Collocations
下功夫 is typically followed by a verb phrase indicating the area of effort, as in 下功夫学中文 (put effort into studying Chinese).
Common mistakes
下功夫 is the common written form; 下工夫 is an alternative that some reference works prefer, but 功夫 is far more frequent in everyday writing.
Example Sentences
1 shown他在 下功夫 学中文。
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