下功夫

xià gōng fu

HSK 3.0 Level 6 Rare

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Definitions

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Word relationships

Related words

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• 下工夫 xià gōng fu 下工夫 xià gōng fu to put in time and energy alternative written form with the same meaning: to put in time and energy

Synonyms

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• 努力 nǔ lì 努力 nǔ lì to make an effort; to try hard; to strive similar meaning of working hard or making efforts: to make an effort; to try hard; to strive

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

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他在 下功夫 学中文。

He is putting effort into learning Chinese.

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Child Words of 下功夫

• 下 下 xià: down
• 功 功 gōng: meritorious deed or service
• 功夫 功夫 gōng fu: skill
• 夫 夫 fū: husband
• 夫 夫 fú: (classical) this, that