下功夫 (xià gōng fu) — to put in effort; to devote time and energy (to something)
Definition
Means 'put in effort / devote time and energy' to mastering something. Closer to focused, sustained practice than 出力, which is more general physical or effort exertion.
phrase
to put in effortto devote time and energy (to something)
Examples
- 下功夫。Tā wèi le xué shū fǎ xū yào cháng qī xià gōng fu.Learning calligraphy requires long-term effort.
- 。Tā zài gāng qín shàng xià le hěn duō gōng fu.She put a lot of effort into learning piano.
- ？Nǐ zài zhè xiàng gōng zuò shàng xià gōng fu le ma?Have you put effort into this task?
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