- 下工夫 xiàgōngfu exert effortto put in time and energy; to concentrate one's efforts
- 费工夫 fèigōngfu demandingrequiring significant time or effort; exacting
- 做工夫 zuògōngfu practiceto practice or hone work skills
- 工夫茶 gōngfuchá Gongfu teavery concentrated type of tea consumed in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
- 抓工夫 zhuāgōngfu find timeto make time for something or seize a brief opportunity to do a task
- 踏破铁鞋无觅处,得来全不费工夫 tàpòtiěxiéwúmìchù, déláiquánbùfèigōngfu serendipityTo search far and wide for something, only to find it by chance without effort.