功夫 gōngfu▶ Kungfu

Stroke order

功夫 is written in 9 strokes across 2 characters.

• 功 — 5 strokes
• 夫 — 4 strokes

Senses

1. skill
2. art
3. kung fu
4. labor
5. effort

Example sentences

• 他会中国功夫。Tā huì Zhōngguó gōngfu.He knows Chinese kung fu.
• 学好功夫需要时间。Xué hǎo gōngfu xūyào shíjiān.Learning kung fu well takes time.

Related words

• 大夫Médico; Doctor
• 成功Éxito
• 功能función
• 用功Diligente
• 丈夫marido, esposo
• 功劳crédito

功夫 is pronounced gōngfu and means “Kungfu”. It is part of the HSK 4 word list, a level of China’s Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi proficiency exam. Knowing what 功夫 means when you see it is a weaker kind of knowing than being able to summon it; only the second survives a real conversation. LexiTrail spaces your reviews so each one lands when it will do the most work.