苦功 (kǔ gōng) — hard work, painstaking effort
Définition
Refers to the hard, sustained effort put into learning a skill — nearly always used in the set phrase 下苦功 ('put in painstaking effort'). Unlike plain 努力, it emphasizes tough, grinding practice over time.
noun
hard workpainstaking effort
Exemples
- 。Xué hǎo yì mén yǔ yán fēi xià kǔ gōng bù kě.You must put in hard work to master a language.
- 苦功。Tā huā le sān nián kǔ gōng cái xiě chū zhè běn shū.He spent three years of painstaking effort to write this book.
- 苦功，？Méi yǒu kǔ gōng, nǎ lái de chéng jiù?Without hard work, how can there be achievement?
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