What does 下工夫 mean in Chinese?

下工夫 (xià gōng fu) means "to put in time and energy; to concentrate one's efforts" in Chinese.

How do you pronounce 下工夫?

下工夫 is pronounced "xià gōng fu" in Mandarin Chinese. It is made up of 3 syllables.

下工夫 is not part of the HSK vocabulary lists. It may be a specialized or advanced word.

下工夫 is made up of the characters 下, 工, 夫. Each character has its own meaning and can appear in other words.

You can practice writing 下工夫 using our stroke order tool.

下工夫

xià gōng fu

to put in time and energy; to concentrate one's efforts

verb

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下工夫 is not on the HSK 2.0 lists or the new exam syllabus.

Not on the HSK lists

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