工夫 gōngfu

  1. gōngfu noun time; spare time
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Time
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '工夫'; Guoyu '工夫' gōngfu 1)
  2. gōngfu noun time spent in doing something; effort
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (CC-CEDICT '工夫'; Guoyu '工夫' gōngfu 2)
  3. gōngfū noun laborer; corvee
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 工程夫役 (CC-CEDICT '工夫'; Guoyu '工夫' gōngfū)
  4. gōngfu noun skill
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: In the sense of 本领 (CC-CEDICT '工夫'; Guoyu '工夫' gōngfu 3)

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