用功 meaning and pronunciation

用功
Simplified/traditional word

用功 English definition

yòng gōng
  • to study hard
  • industrious (in one's studies)
  • to make great effort
  • diligent

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  • 用 (yòng): to use; to employ; to have to; to eat or drink; expense or outlay; usefulness; hence; therefore;
  • 功 (gōng): meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics);