功夫 gōng fu ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ gung1 fu1 HSK 3 進階級 · Level 3
- skill
- art
- kung fu
- labor
- effort
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功
- 功利 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 lei6 utility
- 功力 gōng lì ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧˋ gung1 lik6 merit
- 功劳 功勞 gōng láo ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄠˊ gung1 lou4 contribution
- 功底 gōng dǐ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄧˇ gung1 dai2 training in the basic skills
- 功效 gōng xiào ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄧㄠˋ gung1 haau6 efficacy
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- 功率 gōng lǜ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄩˋ gung1 leot6 power (rate of doing work, measured in watts)
- 功能 gōng néng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄥˊ gung1 nang4 function; capability
- 功臣 gōng chén ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄣˊ gung1 san4 meritorious official
- 功课 功課 gōng kè ㄍㄨㄥ ㄎㄜˋ gung1 fo3 homework
- 成功 chéng gōng ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥ sing4 gung1 to succeed
- 用功 yòng gōng ㄩㄥˋ ㄍㄨㄥ jung6 gung1 diligent
- 立功 lì gōng ㄌㄧˋ ㄍㄨㄥ laap6 gung1 to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽)
- 下功夫 xià gōng fu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ haa6 gung1 fu1 variant of 下工夫
- 基本功 jī běn gōng ㄐㄧ ㄅㄣˇ ㄍㄨㄥ gei1 bun2 gung1 basic skills
- 多功能 duō gōng néng ㄉㄨㄛ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄥˊ do1 gung1 nang4 multifunctional
- 做功 zuò gōng ㄗㄨㄛˋ ㄍㄨㄥ zou6 gung1 (physics) to do work
- 功令 gōng lìng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄌㄧㄥˋ gung1 ling6 (historical) official decree; statute
- 功勋 功勳 gōng xūn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄒㄩㄣ meritorious service; distinguished contribution; achievement of great merit
- 功名 gōng míng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄇㄧㄥˊ gung1 ming4 scholarly honor (in imperial exams)
- 功德 gōng dé ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄜˊ gung1 dak1 achievements and virtue
夫
- 丈夫 zhàng fu ㄓㄤˋ ˙ㄈㄨ zoeng6 fu1 husband
- 大夫 dà fū ㄉㄚˋ ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 senior official (in imperial China)
- 大夫 dài fu ㄉㄞˋ ˙ㄈㄨ daai6 fu1 doctor; physician
- 夫人 fū ren ㄈㄨ ˙ㄖㄣ fu1 jan4 lady
- 夫妻 fū qī ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ fu1 cai1 husband and wife; married couple
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- 夫妇 夫婦 fū fù ㄈㄨ ㄈㄨˋ fu1 fu5 a (married) couple
- 工夫 gōng fu ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ gung1 fu1 period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
- 下功夫 xià gōng fu ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ haa6 gung1 fu1 variant of 下工夫
- 未婚夫 wèi hūn fū ㄨㄟˋ ㄏㄨㄣ ㄈㄨ mei6 fan1 fu1 fiancé
- 高尔夫球 高爾夫球 gāo ěr fū qiú ㄍㄠ ㄦˇ ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧㄡˊ gou1 ji5 fu1 kau4 golf
- 丁夫 dīng fū ㄉㄧㄥ ㄈㄨ ding1 fu1 (in ancient times) a man old enough for corvée or military service
- 人夫 rén fū ㄖㄣˊ ㄈㄨ jan4 fu1 married man; husband (as a social role)
- 伙夫 huǒ fū ㄏㄨㄛˇ ㄈㄨ fo2 fu1 mess cook (old)
- 杰夫 傑夫 Jié fū ㄐㄧㄝˊ ㄈㄨ git6 fu1 Jeff or Geoff (name)
- 凡夫 fán fū ㄈㄢˊ ㄈㄨ faan4 fu1 common person
- 前夫 qián fū ㄑㄧㄢˊ ㄈㄨ cin4 fu1 former husband
- 匹夫 pǐ fū ㄆㄧˇ ㄈㄨ pat1 fu1 ordinary man
- 千夫 qiān fū ㄑㄧㄢ ㄈㄨ cin1 fu1 a lot of people (literary)
- 卡夫 Kǎ fū ㄎㄚˇ ㄈㄨ kaa1 fu1 Kraft, US food company
- 夫君 fū jūn ㄈㄨ ㄐㄩㄣ fu1 gwan1 (honorific) husband
Idioms with these characters
- 丰功伟绩 豐功偉績 fēng gōng wěi jì ㄈㄥ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄨㄟˇ ㄐㄧˋ fung1 gung1 wai5 zik1 glorious achievement (idiom)
- 功败垂成 功敗垂成 gōng bài chuí chéng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄞˋ ㄔㄨㄟˊ ㄔㄥˊ gung1 baai6 seoi4 sing4 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
- 功不可没 功不可沒 gōng bù kě mò ㄍㄨㄥ ㄅㄨˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄇㄛˋ gung1 bat1 ho2 mut6 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
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- 功成不居 gōng chéng bù jū ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄅㄨˋ ㄐㄩ gung1 sing4 bat1 geoi1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
- 功成名就 gōng chéng míng jiù ㄍㄨㄥ ㄔㄥˊ ㄇㄧㄥˊ ㄐㄧㄡˋ gung1 sing4 ming4 zau6 to win success and recognition (idiom)
- 功德无量 功德無量 gōng dé wú liàng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄜˊ ㄨˊ ㄌㄧㄤˋ gung1 dak1 mou4 loeng6 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
- 功德圆满 功德圓滿 gōng dé yuán mǎn ㄍㄨㄥ ㄉㄜˊ ㄩㄢˊ ㄇㄢˇ gung1 dak1 jyun4 mun5 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
- 功高不赏 功高不賞 gōng gāo bù shǎng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄅㄨˋ ㄕㄤˇ gung1 gou1 bat1 soeng2 high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
- 功高盖主 功高蓋主 gōng gāo gài zhǔ ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄍㄞˋ ㄓㄨˇ gung1 gou1 goi3 zyu2 lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom)
- 功高望重 gōng gāo wàng zhòng ㄍㄨㄥ ㄍㄠ ㄨㄤˋ ㄓㄨㄥˋ gung1 gou1 mong6 zung6 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
- 独夫民贼 獨夫民賊 dú fū mín zéi ㄉㄨˊ ㄈㄨ ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ duk6 fu1 man4 caak6 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
- 夫妻反目 fū qī fǎn mù ㄈㄨ ㄑㄧ ㄈㄢˇ ㄇㄨˋ fu1 cai1 faan2 muk6 man and wife fall out (idiom, from Book of Changes); marital strife
- 老夫少妻 lǎo fū shào qī ㄌㄠˇ ㄈㄨ ㄕㄠˋ ㄑㄧ lou5 fu1 siu3 cai1 (idiom) older husband and much younger wife
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- 民贼独夫 民賊獨夫 mín zéi dú fū ㄇㄧㄣˊ ㄗㄟˊ ㄉㄨˊ ㄈㄨ man4 caak6 duk6 fu1 tyrant and oppressor of the people (idiom); traitorous dictator
- 人尽可夫 人盡可夫 rén jìn kě fū ㄖㄣˊ ㄐㄧㄣˋ ㄎㄜˇ ㄈㄨ jan4 zeon6 ho2 fu1 (idiom) (of a woman) promiscuous; loose
- 万夫不当 萬夫不當 wàn fū bù dāng ㄨㄢˋ ㄈㄨ ㄅㄨˋ ㄉㄤ maan6 fu1 bat1 dong1 lit. unbeatable by even 10,000 men (idiom)
- 相夫教子 xiàng fū jiào zǐ ㄒㄧㄤˋ ㄈㄨ ㄐㄧㄠˋ ㄗˇ soeng3 fu1 gaau3 zi2 to assist one's husband and educate the children (idiom)
Example sentences
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我 没 沒 功夫 吃饭 吃飯 。
I had no time to eat.
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我 想 解决 解決 这个 這個 问题 問題 ， 可是 白费 白費 功夫 。
I tried in vain to deal with the problem.
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他 有 个 個 很 有意思 但 很 费 費 功夫 的 工作 。
He has an interesting job but it requires a lot of skill.
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消防员 消防員 一眨眼 的 功夫 就 把 火 给 給 灭 滅 了 。
The firefighters put out the fire in the blink of an eye.
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挺好 ， 挺好 ， 下一次 再 花 点儿 點兒 功夫 就 成功 了 。
Good, good, next time use a bit more effort and you'll succeed.
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