gōng fu
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他花了很多工夫才学会了中文。
Tā huāle hěnduō gōngfu cái xuéhuìle zhōngwén.
He spent a lot of effort to learn Chinese.
这本书写得很有工夫。
Zhè běn shū xiě dé hěn yǒu gōngfu.
This book is written with great effort.
他做事很用心，很有工夫。
Tā zuòshì hěn yòngxīn, hěn yǒu gōngfu.
He is very careful and hardworking in doing things.
功夫 (gōngfu)
skill
工夫 (gōngfu)
effort
懒惰 (lǎnduò)
laziness
懈怠 (xièdài)
negligence
The Chinese word 工夫 (gōngfu) is a compound of two characters: 工 (gōng), meaning "work" or "labor," and 夫 (fū), meaning "man" or "husband." Together, they literally mean "work of a man" or "man's effort." The term has been used in Chinese for centuries to refer to the time and effort put into a task, as well as the skill and expertise that comes from practice. In modern Chinese, 工夫 is often used to refer to martial arts, where it denotes the physical and mental training required to master a particular style. It can also be used more broadly to refer to any skill or expertise that is acquired through hard work and dedication.
