put in time and effort; work hard at
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to put in considerable time and effort; to work hard at; to make a great effort
Often used with 一番 to indicate substantial effort. The variant 下功夫 is also commonly used.
Yào要
xiǎng想
bǎ把
jì技
shù术
xué学
hǎo好
，
jiù就
děi得
xià下
gōng工
fu夫
。
If you want to master the skill, you must put in the time and effort.
Tā他
zài在
gǔ古
wén文
shàng上
céng曾
jīng经
xià下
guò过
yī一
fān番
gōng工
fu夫
。
He once put considerable effort into studying classical Chinese.
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Zuò做
yán研
jiū究
bù不
néng能
jí急
zào躁
，
bì必
xū须
xià下
sǐ死
gōng工
fu夫
。
One cannot be impatient when doing research; one must put in painstaking effort.