用
功

Diligent in Chinese: 用功 (yòng gōng)

yòng gōng

diligent

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1diligent
  2. 2industrious (in one's studies)
  3. 3to study hard
  4. 4to make great effort

Stroke order

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用
功

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄥˋ

yòng

ㄩ/ üㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

Example sentences

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  • 他学习很用功，成绩总是很好。

    tā xué xí hěn yòng gōng， chéng jì zǒng shì hěn hǎo。

    He studies very hard, and his grades are always good.

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Related words

用

yòng

to use

功

gōng

meritorious deed or service

作用

zuò yòng

to act on

成功

chéng gōng

success

使用

shǐ yòng

to use

费用

fèi yòng

cost

功夫

gōng fu

skill

功能

gōng néng

function

利用

lì yòng

to exploit

实用

shí yòng

practical

应用

yìng yòng

to put to use

用途

yòng tú

use

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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