工夫 (gōng fu) — time; period of time; spare time; effort; labor; skill
Definition
工夫 can mean 'spare time' (没有工夫 = no free time) or 'effort/skill put into something'. Distinct from 空, which is just 'free' or 'empty', and from 功夫, which adds the martial-arts sense.
noun
timeperiod of timespare timeeffortlaborskill
Easily confused
Examples
- 工夫。Zhè duàn shí jiān wǒ huā le hěn dà gōng fu cái wán chéng.I spent a lot of time and effort on this period to finish it.
- ，工夫。Tā měi tiān dōu hěn máng, méi yǒu gōng fu xiū xi.He is very busy every day and has no spare time to rest.
- 工夫。Zuò zhè ge cài xū yào hěn duō gōng fu.Making this dish requires a lot of time and effort.
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