功夫 meaning - Chinese-English Dictionary

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MEANING OF 功夫 hsk 4

功夫

Definition skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort

Usage

中文释义 ①做事所费的时间与精力这工作真费功夫｜功夫不负有心人。②时间有功夫一定去｜忙得没功夫。③本领；造诣这套武艺功夫不减当年｜练功夫。④武术功夫片。

Characters 功 gōng 夫 fū

COMMON WORDS WITH 功夫
	下功夫 xià gōng fu see 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]

	功夫不负有心人 ( 功夫不負有心人 ) gōng fū bù fù yǒu xīn rén Everything comes to him who waits. ( 功夫不負有心人 )

	功夫片 gōng fū piàn kungfu film

	硬功夫 yìng gōng fū great proficiency / masterly skill

	少林功夫 shǎo lín gōng fū shaolin kung fu

	下苦功夫 xià kǔ gōng fū Work hard

	功夫茶 gōng fu chá very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan

	做功夫 zuò gōng fu to practice (work skills)

	只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 ( 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 ) zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle. / cf idiom 磨杵成針\|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task / to study diligently ( 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 )

	抓功夫 zhuā gōng fu to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)

	功夫球 gōng fu qiú see 鐵球\|铁球[tie3 qiu2]

	功夫流感 gōng fū liú gǎn Chinese translation of "kung flu", a term used by US President Trump in 2020 to refer to COVID-19 as a "Chinese" disease

	功夫病毒 gōng fū bìng dú kung flu

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