What does 下功夫 mean in Chinese?
下功夫 (xià gōngfu) means to put in time and energy.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
下功夫
to put in time and energy
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
to put in time and energy
02
to concentrate one's efforts
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 下功夫
How do you pronounce 下功夫?
下功夫 is pronounced xià gōngfu.
Is 下功夫 an HSK word?
下功夫 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
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