What does 功夫 mean in Chinese?
功夫 (gōngfu) means skill.
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
功夫
skill
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
skill
02
art
03
kung fu
04
labor
05
effort
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 功夫
How do you pronounce 功夫?
功夫 is pronounced gōngfu.
Is 功夫 an HSK word?
功夫 is on the HSK 4 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 功夫?
功夫 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.
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