How to say “study hard” in Chinese
study hard; diligent
“Study hard” in Chinese is 用功, yòng gōng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
用功 is read yòng gōng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
On the left, 工 gōng “work” hints at the sound; on the right, 力 “strength”.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “用功”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 用功. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 她学习很用功。tāxuéxíhěnyònggōngShe studies very hard.
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “study hard” in Chinese?
“Study hard” in Chinese is 用功, pinyin yònggōng.
What does 用功 mean?
用功 (yònggōng) means “study hard; diligent”.
How do you write 用功?
用功 is 2 characters: 用 (yòng) — use; 功 (gōng) — merit; work, effort. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 用功?
用功 is read yònggōng. Tones: yòng — fourth tone, gōng — first tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“study hard” in the lesson “Diligence, notebooks and times tables”
This word is from the topic “Studying” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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