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工夫
工夫
(gōng fu): (old) laborer (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order
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工 • gōng • work, labor, industry
gōng
工
work, labor, industry
夫 • fu • husband; man; adult male
fu
夫
husband; man; adult male
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 工夫.
Words with
工
工作
gōng zuò
job; work
工作日
gōng zuò rì
workday
工资
gōng zī
wage; salary
员工
yuán gōng
staff
工业
gōng yè
industry
工人
gōng rén
(manual) worker; labourer
工具
gōng jù
tool
工厂
gōng chǎng
factory; plant; works
Words with
夫
丈夫
zhàng fu
husband
夫妻
fū qī
husband and wife; married couple
功夫
gōng fu
labour; ability; kung fu
大夫
dài fu
doctor
夫人
fū ren
Lady; Madam
夫妇
fū fù
husband and wife
下功夫
xià gōng fu
to put in effort; to work hard at
农夫
nóng fū
farmer
4.
Example Sentences with 工夫
Zhè
这
wèi
位
lǎo
老
gōng
工
fu
夫
zài
在
gōng
工
dì
地
shàng
上
gàn
干
le
了
yī
一
bèi
辈
zi
子
。
This old laborer has worked on construction sites his whole life.
wǒ
我
kě
可
méi
没
xián
闲
gōng
工
fū
夫
bǎi
摆
nòng
弄
nà
那
xiē
些
huá
华
ér
而
bù
不
shí
实
de
的
wán
玩
yì
意
ér
儿
。
I don't have time to fiddle with those flashy but impractical toys.
