# 用功 (yònggōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 用功 (yònggōng) means “to study hard; diligent”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to study hard; diligent
- Pinyin: yònggōng (yong4 gong1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9
- HSK 2.0 · Level 5

## Examples

- 她为了考试每天都非常用功。
  Tā wèile kǎoshì měitiān dōu fēicháng yònggōng.
  She studies very hard every day for the exam.

## Characters

- [用](https://hanziro.com/word/yong-use/) (yòng): to use
- [功](https://hanziro.com/word/gong-achievement/) (gōng): achievement; merit

https://hanziro.com/word/yong-gong-study-hard/

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