功夫

Meaning(noun)

skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort

下功夫 means to put in effort.

Examples

• 他从小就学中国功夫。

  tā cóng xiǎo jiù xué zhōng guó gōng fū.

  He has studied Chinese kung fu since he was little.

• 学好汉语要下功夫。

  xué hǎo hàn yǔ yào xià gōng fū.

  Learning Chinese well takes real effort.

• 一会儿功夫，他就做好了。

  yí huìr 儿 gōng fū, tā jiù zuò hǎo le.

  He had it done in no time.

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