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工夫

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gōng fu

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Definitions

  1. 1. period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
  2. 2. spare time
  3. 3. skill
  4. 4. labor
  5. 5. effort

Words Containing 工夫

下工夫
xià gōng fu

to put in time and energy

做工夫
zuò gōng fu

to practice (work skills)

抓工夫
zhuā gōng fu

to maximize one's time

费工夫
fèi gōng fu

to spend a great deal of time and effort

踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来全不费工夫
tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu

to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily

Child Words of 工夫

夫
fū

man

夫
fú

(classical) this, that

工
gōng

work

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