Nounlabour; ability; kung fu

Animated Stroke Order

Stroke order SVGs for the characters in 功夫.
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Practice writing 功夫 (gōng fu) with our free printable handwriting worksheet

Character Breakdown

功夫 consists of 2 characters.

How to Use 功夫 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 功夫 with other words naturally.
Verb + Object
huā
gōng
neutral
spend time and effort
xià
gōng
neutral
put in effort
liàn
gōng
neutral
practice martial arts
Subject + Verbwith
gōng
hěn
shēn
neutral
highly skilled
Adjective + Nounwith中国
zhōng
guó
gōng
neutral
Chinese martial arts

Example Sentences with 功夫

huì
gōng
fu
He knows kung fu.
huā
le
shǎo
gōng
cái
zhǎng
le
zhè
mén
shù
He spent a lot of effort to master this skill.
zài
zhèng
shì
bào
gào
zhōng
xià
gōng
shí
shù
shì
yào
de
In formal reports, it is necessary to put effort into verifying the data.
xué
gōng
fu
yào
hěn
duō
shí
jiān
Learning kung fu requires a lot of time.
liàn
gōng
duō
jiǔ
le
How long have you been practicing kung fu?
méi
yǒu
gōng
chǔ
xiē
suǒ
suì
de
shì
qíng
I don't have the time or energy to deal with those trivial matters.
zhè
diàn
yǐng
de
gōng
fu
dòng
zuò
hěn
jīng
cǎi
The kung fu moves in this movie are amazing.
jǐn
huì
gōng
hái
dǒng
de
jiào
xué
He not only knows kung fu but also understands how to teach it.