工
夫

(old) laborer in Chinese: 工夫 (gōng fū)

gōng fū

(old) laborer

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Definitions

  1. 1(old) laborer

Stroke order

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工
夫

Zhuyin

This word’s pronunciation in Bopomofo.

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ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄈㄨ

fū

ㄈ/ fㄨ/ u—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 这件事花了我不少工夫。

    zhè jiàn shì huā le wǒ bù shǎo gōng fū。

    This matter took me quite a lot of effort.

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Related words

工作

gōng zuò

to work

丈夫

zhàng fu

husband

大夫

dài fu

doctor

工具

gōng jù

tool

工资

gōng zī

wages

打工

dǎ gōng

to work a temporary or casual job

工厂

gōng chǎng

factory

工人

gōng rén

worker

工业

gōng yè

industry

功夫

gōng fu

skill

手工

shǒu gōng

handwork

加工

jiā gōng

to process

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