# 下功夫 (xiàgōngfu)

In Mandarin Chinese, 下功夫 (xiàgōngfu) means “to put in time and effort; to work hard”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to put in time and effort; to work hard
- Pinyin: xiàgōngfu (xia4 gong1 fu5)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 想学好外语必须下功夫。
  Xiǎng xuéhǎo wàiyǔ bìxū xià gōngfu.
  To learn a foreign language well, you must put in effort.

## Characters

- [下](https://hanziro.com/word/xia-down/) (xià): down; below
- [功](https://hanziro.com/word/gong-achievement/) (gōng): achievement; merit
- 夫 (fū): husband; man

https://hanziro.com/word/xia-gong-fu-put-in-time/

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