工夫

gōngfu

time, at that time, workmanship; skill; art, effort; work

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painstaking; skill; time; work

相关词组: 费工夫

工夫茶

下工夫

闲工夫

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painstaking

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gōng fu

n. work, time, effort, skill, labour, labor

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1)

gong1 fu1

casual labor

2)

gong1 fu5

time, spare time, skill, labor, effort

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工夫

gōng fu

（时间） time:

需要一个月的工夫 will take a month's time;

他出去不大工夫就回来了。 He was away for a short while and soon came back.

（空闲时间） free time; leisure:

以后有工夫再来吧! Please come round again when you have free time.

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Ⅰ. 工夫|工夫 [gōng fū] ► casual labor

Ⅱ. 工夫|工夫 [gōng fu] ► period of time (may be months, or mere seconds) ► spare time ► skill ► labor ► effort