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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

用功 [yònggōng]
  1. 1. adjective hardworking
  2. 2. verb work hard

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

用功 [yònggōng]
  1. 1. hardworking; diligent; studious
    用功读书
    be studious; study diligently; be diligent in one's studies

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

用功 [yònggōng]
  1. 1. 努力学习
    别打扰他,他正在书房里用功呢。
  2. 2. 形容学习上肯下功夫
    他是个很用功的学生。

Examples

这孩子用功但不怎么聪明。
He's a hardworking but not very intelligent boy.
她读书很用功
She studies hard.
要好好用功,不可荒废课业。
Study hard and never neglect schoolwork.
你的孩子又聪明又用功,一定前程远大。
Your son is smart and diligent; he definitely has a bright future before him.
用功
available work
老师给小明的评语是:“狷急浮躁,不肯用功”。
The comments that the teacher gave Xiaoming were: "Rash and impetuous, not willing to work hard"
她聪明并且用功
She is clever and diligent.
学生只有用功,才能取得好成绩。
Students will only be able to do well if they study hard.
由于不用功,他没能通过考试。
Because he didn't work hard, he couldn't pass the exam.

Word Decomposition


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