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工夫

gōng fu

Meaning

  • period of time (may be months, or mere seconds)
  • spare time
  • skill
  • labor
  • effort

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Example sentences

  • 没工夫休息的人,早晚会有工夫生病的。

    沒工夫休息的人,早晚會有工夫生病的。

    méi gōng fu xiū xī de rén, zǎo wǎn huì yǒu gōng fu shēng bìng de。

    People who don't have time to rest will eventually get sick.

  • 没有工夫更没有兴趣。

    沒有工夫更沒有興趣。

    méi yǒu gōng fu gèng méi yǒu xìng qù。

    I have neither the time nor the interest.

  • 可怜我四海无家独自个,怕得工夫肯略来看觑我么?

    可憐我四海無家獨自個,怕得工夫肯略來看覷我麼?

    kě lián wǒ sì hǎi wú jiā dú zì gè, pà dé gōng fu kěn lüè lái kàn qù wǒ me?

    I am pitiful, homeless and alone in all the world. Would you even have the time to visit me?

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