Work hard at in Chinese
to work hard at · HSK 6
下功夫
- 下 down
- 功 merit
- 夫 husband
想学好中文，就得多下功夫。 If you want to learn Chinese well, you have to put in a lot of effort.
More words with 下 or 功 or 夫
How do you say work hard at in Chinese?
Work hard at in Chinese is 下功夫 (xià gōng fu).
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