工夫 gōngfugōngfū HSK3 time Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: effort All meanings 5 gōngfu 4 time 2effort 1skill 1gōngfū 1 laborer 1 1 sentence for 工夫 (gōngfu — effort) 只要工夫深,铁杵磨成针。 zhǐyào gōngfu shēn, tiěchǔ mó chéng zhēn. With enough hard work, even an iron rod can be ground into a needle. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary