Taivo A Taiwan Mandarin dictionary

工夫

gōngfu

ㄍㄨㄥ ˙ㄈㄨ

  1. 1period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
  2. 2spare time
  3. 3skill
  4. 4labor
  5. 5effort
Example

沒工夫休息的人,早晚會有工夫生病的。

méi gōngfu xiūxi de rén zǎowǎn huì yǒu gōngfu shēngbìng de

People who cannot find time for recreation are obliged sooner or later to find time for illness.

Keep 工夫 and it comes back until you know it.

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