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)

Also contained in

做工夫 、 踏破铁鞋无觅处，得来全不费工夫 、 抓工夫 、 费工夫 、 工夫茶 、 下工夫

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• Dharma Words - Other 法語 ■其它 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 9
• From Each Buddhist School and Sect all Kinds of Methods for Cultivation have been Taught 從佛教各宗各派說到各種修持的方法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Humanistic Buddhism Series 10 - Religion and Experience 《人間佛教系列10－宗教與體驗》 — count: 6
• Questions and Discussion 問題討論 Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》 — count: 6
• A Buddhist View of Supernatural Powers 佛教對神通的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 7 - Dharma and Doctrine 《人間佛教系列7－佛法與義理》 — count: 5
• 2. Combined Practice of Chan and Pure Land Buddhism - 1. Meditation 貳、禪淨加行篇 一、禪修 Buddhism Series 7 - Organization and Ceremonies 《佛教叢書7－儀制》 — count: 5
• Shi Poetry - Seven Syllable 詩 ■七言 Buddhism Series 9 - Art and Literature 《佛教叢書9－藝文》 — count: 4
• Lecture 15: Ten Types of Meal Box Dishes 第十五講‧便當十菜 One Hundred Lessons on Monastery Language and Affairs 6: Propagation of Buddhism 《僧事百講6－佛教推展》 — count: 3
• A Buddhist View of Fate 佛教對命運的看法 Humanistic Buddhism Series 7 - Dharma and Doctrine 《人間佛教系列7－佛法與義理》 — count: 3
• The Sickness of Youth 青年之病 Humanistic Buddhism Series 4 - Buddhism and Youth 《人間佛教系列4－佛教與青年》 — count: 3
• The Doctrine of Buddhist Repentance 佛教的懺悔主義 Humanistic Buddhism Series 7 - Dharma and Doctrine 《人間佛教系列7－佛法與義理》 — count: 2

Collocations

• 禅定工夫 (禪定工夫) 我的禪定工夫 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 14
• 用工夫 (用工夫) 不是從心地上用工夫 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 7
• 工夫深 (工夫深) 只要工夫深 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 5 - The Incense of the World 《星雲法語5－人間有花香》, Scroll 1: The Incense of the World - Successful Enemies 卷一 人間有花香 成功的敵人 — count: 5
• 没有工夫 (沒有工夫) 他內心沒有工夫 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 4
• 底工夫 (底工夫) 逐日但將檢點他人底工夫 — Hsing Yun Dharma Words 1 - Keys to Living Well 《星雲法語1－修行在人間》, Scroll 1 Adapting to the Path of Life: What is Meant by Path? 卷一 調適生命之道 何謂道？ — count: 4
• 久工夫 (久工夫) 推舂日久工夫熟 — Lectures on the Platform Sutra of the Sixth Patriarch 《六祖壇經講話》, Questions and Discussion 問題討論 — count: 4
• 工夫到 (工夫到) 此非念佛工夫到 — A Life With Palms Joined 2 - Crucial Moments 《合掌人生2－關鍵時刻》, Ascetic Practice 苦行 — count: 4
• 死工夫 (死工夫) 做事須下死工夫 — Humble Table, Wise Fare 《佛光菜根譚》, Volume 2: Diligence and Interpersonal Harmony in Life 第二冊 生活勤奮人和 — count: 4
• 圣工夫 (聖工夫) 就是內聖外王之道中的內聖工夫 — Fo Guang Buddhist Textbooks 《佛光教科書》, Volume 10: Religion Overview - Class 12: Introduction to New Religious Movements 第十冊　宗教概說 第十二課　新興宗教介紹 — count: 3
• 念佛工夫 (念佛工夫) 此非念佛工夫到 — A Life With Palms Joined 2 - Crucial Moments 《合掌人生2－關鍵時刻》, Ascetic Practice 苦行 — count: 3