What does 工夫 mean in Chinese?
工夫 (gōngfu) means period of time (may be months, or mere seconds).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
工夫
period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
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DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
02
spare time
03
skill
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 工夫
How do you pronounce 工夫?
工夫 is pronounced gōngfu. It also has the reading gōngfū.
Is 工夫 an HSK word?
工夫 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 工夫?
工夫 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.
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