功夫
gōngfu
nounHSK 3
“Skill” in Chinese is 功夫 (gōngfu).
Meaning
- skill
- art
- kung fu
Show 2 more meanings
- labor
- effort
Example
他有个很有意思但很费功夫的工作。
He has an interesting job but it requires a lot of skill.
Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).
Characters
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Not to be confused with: 工夫 (gōngfu, period of time (may be months, or mere seconds))