WordTaiwan frequency #27,767
下功夫
ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ
“to put in time and effort; to work hard at something; to apply oneself diligently”
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下
ㄒㄧㄚˋ
Down; below; under; to go down; to descend; to fall; to arrive; next; later; measure word for actions.
功
ㄍㄨㄥ
Achievement or accomplishment; merit or good result; work or effort; success; a type of mourning attire.
夫
ㄈㄨ
husband; man, adult male; worker, laborer; (classical) this, that; particle introducing an opinion or exclamatory final particle.
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Words sharing these characters
Vocabulary built from the same characters — most common first
- 成功ㄔㄥˊ ㄍㄨㄥto succeed; success; successful; fruitful; achieving desired results; effective; productive
- 一下a bit; a little (after a verb, indicating brief duration or softening tone); all at once; suddenly; once; one time
- 下午ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄨˇafternoon; the time from noon until evening; p.m.
- 功能ㄍㄨㄥ ㄋㄥˊfunction; capability; the designed purpose or role of something; what a device or system can do.
- 下去ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄑㄩˋto go down; to descend; to continue; to go on; (after a verb) to indicate downward direction; (after an adjective) to indicate gradual increase
- 留下ㄌㄧㄡˊ ˙ㄒㄧㄚto leave behind; to stay behind; to remain; to keep; not to let someone go
- 夫人ㄈㄨ ㄖㄣˊa respectful term for a married woman; a wife; madam; Mrs.; historically, a noblewoman or consort
- 以下ㄧˇ ㄒㄧㄚˋbelow; under; the following; less than; beneath a certain level or amount.
- 之下ㄓ ㄒㄧㄚˋunder; beneath; less than; in a lower position or condition
- 丈夫ㄓㄤˋ ㄈㄨhusband; a married woman's spouse; (archaic) a man of strong character or noble bearing.
- 下來ㄒㄧㄚˋ ㄌㄞˊto come down; to descend; (after a verb of motion) down and toward the speaker; (after a verb) indicates completion or result; (after an adjective) gradually more; (of a period of time) to be over; to be harvested (of crops)
- 天下ㄊㄧㄢ ㄒㄧㄚˋthe whole world; all under heaven; the realm; (historical) the territory of China; (by extension) political rule or dominion over a realm