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Chinese Character/Word:

Definition(s) for: 下功夫

Hanzi Pinyin Definition(s)
下功夫 xià gōng fu - variant of 下工夫[xia4gong1fu5]

List Ranking:

Where rank 1 is most common, and higher numbers are less common.

HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
- 9 25,169 12,010 30,650

Individual Character Breakdown:

Simp Pinyin Eng
xià- down
- downwards
- below
- lower
- later
- next (week etc)
- second (of two parts)
- to decline
- to go down
- to arrive at (a decision, conclusion etc)
- measure word to show the frequency of an action
gōng- meritorious deed or service
- achievement
- result
- service
- accomplishment
- work (physics)
- husband
- man
- manual worker
- conscripted laborer (old)
- (classical) this, that
- he, she, they
- (exclamatory final particle)
- (initial particle, introduces an opinion)

Other Words Containing 下功夫

Sorted by the 'SUBTLEX-CH' rank because that seems like the most reliable. Words without a SUBTLEX-CH rank are ignored for being too rare.

Word HSK 2 Level (2012) HSK 3 Band (2022) SUBTLEX-CH BeijingUni Global BeijingUni Weibo
下功夫 - 9 25,169 12,010 30,650