"工夫" • Chinese-English Dictionary
Results for 工夫 | ||||
| 工夫 | gōng fu | period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) / spare time / skill / labor / effort |   | |
| 工夫 | gōng fū | (old) laborer | | |
Results beginning with 工夫 | ||||
| 工夫茶 | gōng fu chá | very concentrated type of tea consumed in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan / variant of 功夫茶[gong1 fu5 cha2] | | |
Approximate Results for 工夫 | ||||
| 下工夫 | xià gōng fu | to put in time and energy / to concentrate one's efforts | | |
| 费工夫 | fèi gōng fu | to spend a great deal of time and effort / (of a task) demanding / exacting | | |
| 抓工夫 | zhuā gōng fu | to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓功夫) | | |
| 做工夫 | zuò gōng fu | to practice (work skills) | | |
| 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 | tà pò tiě xié wú mì chù , dé lái quán bù fèi gōng fu | to travel far and wide looking for sth, only to find it easily | | |
