Dictionary/工夫

工夫

工夫 gōng fu

ㄍㄨㄥ ㄈㄨ
NHSK 3TOCFL L4core 10k
1period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
2spare time
3skill
4labor
5effort

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Examples

méi没gōng fu工夫xiū xi休息de的rén人,zǎo wǎn早晚huì会yǒu有gōng fu工夫shēng bìng生病de的。
没工夫休息的人,早晚会有工夫生病的。
People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.
她昨晚已经收拾好行李,所以今天早上没费多少工夫就准备好出门。
She was able to be ready early this morning, because she finished packing last night.