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The Chinese word gongfu - 工夫 - gōngfū
(workmanship in Chinese)
Phonetic transcription (Hanyu Pinyin)
gōngfū
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English translations
workmanship, time, job,
skill, work
Chinese characters:
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The traditional Chinese characters of gōngfū are identical with the modern (simplified) characters displayed above.
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 工夫 ( gongfu / gōngfū ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
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If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Wo mei gongfu gen ni liaotian.
Wǒ méi gōngfu gēn nǐ liáotiān.– English translation: I don't have time to chat with you.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
work | also: working man
工夫 ( gongfu / gōngfū ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 432)
工夫 ( gongfu / gōngfū ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 432)
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