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  • 1

    v.work hard; study hard

    • tā zài xué xiào hěn yòng gōng

      学校用功

      He was working hard at school.

    • tā zhèng zài tú shū guǎn li yòng gōng xué xí

      正在图书馆用功学习

      She is working hard in the library.

    • tā cōng ming dàn què bù yòng gōng

      聪明用功

      He's clever but he doesn't work hard at his lessons.

    • xué xí bù yòng gōng

      学习用功

      be lazy with one's studies

  • 2

    adj.hardworking; diligent; studious; industrious

    • tā shì gè yòng gōng de nǚ hái

      用功女孩

      She was a studious girl.

    • nǐ yòng gōng de chéng dù bù jí tā de yī bàn

      用功程度

      You are not half as hardworking as him.

    • nǐ de ér zi yòu cōng ming yòu yòng gōng yī dìng qián chéng yuǎn dà

      儿子聪明用功一定前程远大

      Your son is smart and diligent. He definitely has a bright future before him.

Word usage

  • "用" and "功" can be combined as one word, or be used separately with other elements inserted.
    • 大学

      He really worked hard to get into college.

    • 见效最后自己失去信心

      I've worked hard, but it didn't work, and finally, I lost confidence.

    • 人家

      You have worked hard for one time, while others have worked hard ten times.

Chinese words with pinyin yong gong