工夫 gōngfugōngfū HSK3 time Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents Showing: time All meanings 5 gōngfu 4 time 2effort 1skill 1gōngfū 1 laborer 1 2 sentences for 工夫 (gōngfu — time) 只消几天工夫就能做好。 zhǐ xiāo jǐ tiān gōngfu jiù néng zuò hǎo. It will only take a few days to get it done. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary他最近正忙着,没工夫跟你闲聊。 tā zuìjìn zhèng máng zhe, méi gōngfu gēn nǐ xiánliáo. He's busy lately and doesn't have time to chat with you. Source: Dong Chinese Dictionary