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工夫

gōng fū · gong fu/gōng fu · gong fu

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3 Old HSK 6

Meaning

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gōng fū 工夫

(old) laborer

gōng fu 工夫

period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
spare time
skill
labor
effort

In a sentence

2 examples

没(méi)工(gōng)夫(fu)休(xiū)息(xi)的(de)人(rén)，早(zǎo)晚(wǎn)会(huì)有(yǒu)工(gōng)夫(fu)生(shēng)病(bìng)的(de)。

People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.

Tatoeba: Chinese by jiangche · English by Orava · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

她(tā)昨(zuó)晚(wǎn)已(yǐ)经(jīng)收(shōu)拾(shi)好(hǎo)行(xíng)李(li)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)今(jīn)天(tiān)早(zǎo)上(shang)没(méi)费(fèi)多(duō)少(shǎo)工(gōng)夫(fu)就(jiù)准(zhǔn)备(bèi)好(hǎo)出(chū)门(mén)。