下工夫 (xià gōng fu) — to put in time and effort, to devote energy (to a task)

A verb phrase meaning to invest time and effort in something; often pairs with 在/下 with a topic. Distinct from the noun 功夫 (martial art / time), which is the same characters but a different word class.

verb
to put in time and effortto devote energy (to a task)

예문

  • 下工夫
    Yào xiǎng xué hǎo zhè mén shǒu yì, nǐ bì xū xià gōng fu.
    To master this craft, you must put in time and effort.
  • Wèi le zhè cì kǎo shì, tā xià le bù shǎo gōng fu.
    He put in quite a lot of effort for this exam.
  • Tā zài shè jì shàng xià gōng fu hěn duō, suǒ yǐ zuò pǐn hěn chū sè.
    She put a lot of energy into the design, so her work is outstanding.

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