下工夫 xiàgōngfu

xiàgōngfu verb to put in time and energy; to concentrate one's efforts
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: (CC-CEDICT '下工夫')

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Truncated for common words

  • Scroll 1 The Blue Cliff Record (Biyanlu) 佛果圜悟禪師碧巖錄 — count: 1 , has English translation
  • Scroll 28 Quotations from Chan Master Dahui Pujue 大慧普覺禪師語錄 — count: 1