下功夫

xià gōngfu

HSK 6Verb1412/1795

Meaning

下功夫

to put in effort

Example sentences

  • xiàgōngliàn 

    Practice hard.

  • xuéwàihěnxiàgōng 

    He puts great effort into learning foreign languages.

Usage

-object; to invest effort (下+功夫).