工夫

gōng fū

B1 Level 5 ★ Core word
Noun

工夫 (gōng fū) is a Chinese word meaning “(old) laborer”. It sits at TOCFL Level 5 (CEFR B1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. (old) laborer

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Example

學好一種語言要下很多工夫。

Mastering a language takes a lot of effort.

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).