工夫 gōng fu
“period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill”
nounHSK 6 · 2021 list level 3
新HSK等级2025 HSK 3.0 syllabus level
工夫 appears in the November 2025 exam syllabus in the following numbered entry. Levels refer to the listed reading and use, not every meaning.
- Entry 4050: 工夫 gōngfu — Level 6; official annotation 6 (名). PDF page 181
Separate from the HSK 2.0 and 2021 list labels above. Compare the three lists.
义项All meanings
- gōng fū: (old) laborer
- gōng fu: period of time (may be months, or mere seconds); spare time; skill; labor; effort