HSK V7-9
Correct

下功夫

/ xiàgōngfu /
Strokes

Example

As a Verb

put in time and energy; concentrate one's efforts on

1
xià
gōngfu
功夫
  
,
shìchéng
一事无成
  

Nothing can be accomplished without effort.

2
Xiǎng
xuéhǎo
学好
mén
shù
技术
  
,
jiù
de
xiàgōngfu
下功夫
  

It takes time and effort to learn any skill.

3
Xiàgōngfu
下功夫
gǎo
shù
技术
xīn
革新

put a lot of/a great deal of effort into technological innovations

4
Xiàgōngfu
下功夫
biān
niánjiàn
年鉴

work hard on the compilation of the year-book

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