xià​gōng​fu HSK7

to put in effort

Senses

下功夫 xià​gōng​fu (also xià​gōng​fū) to put in effort

To spend a significant amount of time and energy to achieve a goal or complete a task; to work hard at something.

References

variant 下功夫/下功夫 下工夫/下工夫
variant 下工夫/下工夫 下功夫/下功夫