功夫 1.(本领;造诣) workmanship; skill; art; ability2.(武功; 武打) acrobatic fighting; skill in wushu 功夫片 gongfu movie (电影)3.(时间) time 他三天功夫就学会了滑冰。 it took him only three days to learn to skate
下功夫 put in [devote] time and energy; concentrate one's efforts 要想学习好, 就得下功夫。 if you want to study well, you must put in a lot of effort. 不下功夫, 你就什么也得不到。 nothing can be obtained without efforts
硬功夫 great proficiency; masterly skill 练就一身硬功夫 acquire masterly skill through intensive training