粵

用jung6功gung1

jung6 gung1yòng gōng

English

  1. diligent
  2. hardworking; diligent; studious
  3. industrious (in one's studies)
  4. to study hard
  5. to make great effort

粵語 — Cantonese

  1. 勤力;俾心機

Examples

  • 佢讀書幾用功,考試成日攞滿分。

    He is diligent with his studies and often gets full marks in his exams.

  • 我總是用功讀書。

    I always study hard.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 她一定很用功讀書。

    She must have studied very hard.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 她和其他人一樣用功。

    She works as hard as anybody does.

    Tatoeba · nickyeow CC BY

  • 他的哥哥很用功讀書。

    His brother studies very hard.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 我決定每天用功讀書。

    I decided to study every day.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

  • 保羅這幾天很用功讀書。

    Paul studies very hard these days.

    Tatoeba · Martha CC BY

Sources: cc-cedict, rime-cantonese, words.hk

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