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功夫
gōngfu
1.
skill
2.
art
3.
kung fu
4.
labor
5.
effort
HSK 4
Very Common • Top 3%
Character Breakdown
Compound Words (6)
下功夫
xiàgōngfu
see [[下工夫<xiàgōngfu>]]
做功夫
zuògōngfu
to practice (work skills)
功夫球
gōngfuqiú
see [[鐵球|铁球<tiěqiú>]]
功夫茶
gōngfuchá
very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
抓功夫
zhuāgōngfu
to maximize one's time
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐyàogōngfushēn,tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
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- Chinese
- Word Frequency Rank
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