下功夫

xià gōngfu

HSK 6Verb1412/1795

Meaning

下功夫

to put in effort

Example sentences

  • xià下gōng功fū夫liàn练xí习 。

    Practice hard.

  • tā他xué学xí习wài外yǔ语hěn很xià下gōng功fū夫 。

    He puts great effort into learning foreign languages.

Usage

-object; to invest effort (下+功夫).