下功夫 (xià gōng fu) — Chinese word meaning

你要继续学下去。

nǐ yào jì xù xué xià qù

You must continue studying.

他从楼上下来了。

tā cóng lóu shàng xià lái le

He came down from upstairs.

书在桌子下面。

shū zài zhuō zi xià miàn

The book is under the table.

请看以下说明。

qǐng kàn yǐ xià shuō míng

Please see the following instructions.

气温正在下降。

qì wēn zhèng zài xià jiàng

The temperature is falling.

桌子底下是我的藏身之处。

zhuō zi dǐ xia shì wǒ de cáng shēn zhī chù

The space under the table is my hiding place.

请留下你的联系方式。

qǐng liú xià nǐ de lián xì fāng shì

Please leave your contact information.

我们在线下开了一家店。

wǒ men zài xiàn xià kāi le yī jiā diàn

We opened a store offline.

今天的气温是零下五度。

jīn tiān de qì wēn shì líng xià wǔ dù

Today's temperature is five degrees below zero.

他上下打量了我一番。

tā shàng xià dǎ liàng le wǒ yī fān

He looked me up and down.

我需要下载这个软件。

wǒ xū yào xià zài zhè ge ruǎn jiàn

I need to download this software.

地下停车场很大。

dì xià tíng chē chǎng hěn dà

The underground parking lot is very big.

具体安排如下。

jù tǐ ān pái rú xià

The specific arrangements are as follows.

我在网上下单买了一本书。

wǒ zài wǎng shàng xià dān mǎi le yī běn shū

I placed an order online to buy a book.

我们计划在本月下旬出发去旅行。

wǒ men jì huà zài běn yuè xià xún chū fā qù lǚ xíng

We plan to set out on our trip in the last ten days of this month.

我要下线了，明天再聊。

wǒ yào xià xiàn le míng tiān zài liáo

I'm going offline now, let's chat tomorrow.

天下没有免费的午餐。

tiān xià méi yǒu miǎn fèi de wǔ cān

There's no such thing as a free lunch.

当下最重要的是健康。

dāng xià zuì zhòng yào de shì jiàn kāng

The most important thing right now is health.

将军下令部队撤退。

jiāng jūn xià lìng bù duì chè tuì

The general ordered the troops to retreat.

我们队在下半场连进三球。

wǒ men duì zài xià bàn chǎng lián jìn sān qiú

Our team scored three goals in a row in the second half.

总统在丑闻之后下台了。

zǒng tǒng zài chǒu wén zhī hòu xià tái le

The president stepped down after the scandal.

他做坏事的下场很悲惨。

tā zuò huài shì de xià chǎng hěn bēi cǎn

His end for doing bad things was tragic.

飞机突然下坠，乘客都很害怕。

fēi jī tū rán xià zhuì chéng kè dōu hěn hài pà

The plane suddenly dropped, and the passengers were all afraid.

作为经理，他对下属很关心。

zuò wéi jīng lǐ tā duì xià shǔ hěn guān xīn

As a manager, he cares a lot about his subordinates.

她下意识地后退了一步。

tā xià yì shí de hòu tuì le yí bù

She subconsciously took a step back.

这个项目很复杂，我不知道从哪里下手。

zhè ge xiàng mù hěn fù zá wǒ bù zhī dào cóng nǎ lǐ xià shǒu

This project is very complex, I don't know where to start.

污染影响了下游的水质。

wū rǎn yǐng xiǎng le xià yóu de shuǐ zhì

Pollution affected the water quality downstream.

股票价格持续下滑。

gǔ piào jià gé chí xù xià huá

Stock prices continue to decline.

领导应该关心下级的工作和生活。

lǐng dǎo yīng gāi guān xīn xià jí de gōng zuò hé shēng huó

Leaders should care about the work and life of their subordinates.

他的下落不明。

tā de xià luò bù míng

His whereabouts are unknown.

电梯开始下行到一楼。

diàn tī kāi shǐ xià xíng dào yī lóu

The elevator begins to descend to the first floor.

央行决定下调利率。

yāng háng jué dìng xià tiáo lì lǜ

The central bank decided to lower the interest rate.

股票价格最近下跌了很多。

gǔ piào jià gé zuì jìn xià diē le hěn duō

Stock prices have fallen a lot recently.

上级下达了紧急命令。

shàng jí xià dá le jǐn jí mìng lìng

The superior issued an urgent order.

这个项目的投资不下一千万元。

zhè ge xiàng mù de tóu zī bú xià yī qiān wàn yuán

The investment in this project is no less than ten million yuan.

这两支球队的水平不相上下，比赛非常激烈。

zhè liǎng zhī qiú duì de shuǐ píng bù xiāng shàng xià bǐ sài fēi cháng jī liè

These two teams are evenly matched, so the game is very intense.

孔子虽然学问渊博，但他不耻下问，经常向普通人请教。

Kǒng zǐ suī rán xué wèn yuān bó dàn tā bù chǐ xià wèn jīng cháng xiàng pǔ tōng rén qǐng jiào

Although Confucius was very learned, he was not ashamed to learn from those below him and often consulted ordinary people.

别看她年轻，做菜还真有两下子。

bié kàn tā niánqīng zuò cài hái zhēn yǒu liǎng xià zi

Don't judge her by her youth; she actually has some real cooking skills.

我爷爷住在乡下。

wǒ yé ye zhù zài xiāng xià

My grandfather lives in the countryside.

他的工作效率很低下。

tā de gōng zuò xiào lǜ hěn dī xià

His work efficiency is very low.

我们需要保护地下水不受污染。

wǒ men xū yào bǎo hù dì xià shuǐ bù shòu wū rǎn

We need to protect groundwater from pollution.

要想提高销售业绩，就要对症下药，找出问题的根源。

yào xiǎng tí gāo xiāo shòu yè jì jiù yào duì zhèng xià yào zhǎo chū wèn tí de gēn yuán

If you want to improve sales performance, you must take targeted measures and find the root cause of the problem.

最近房价居高不下。

zuì jìn fáng jià jū gāo bú xià

Housing prices have remained at a high level recently.

我在厨房给妈妈打下手。

wǒ zài chú fáng gěi mā ma dǎ xià shǒu

I help out my mom in the kitchen.

眼下最重要的是完成这个项目。

yǎn xià zuì zhòng yào de shì wán chéng zhè ge xiàng mù

At present, the most important thing is to complete this project.

老师私下找我谈话。

lǎo shī sī xià zhǎo wǒ tán huà

The teacher spoke with me privately.

她一直很用功，所以成绩很好。

tā yì zhí hěn yòng gōng suǒ yǐ chéng jì hěn hǎo

She has always been hardworking, so her grades are very good.

我们不应该用功利的眼光看待教育。

wǒ men bù yīng gāi yòng gōng lì de yǎn guāng kàn dài jiào yù

We shouldn't view education from a utilitarian perspective.

他的书法功力深厚。

tā de shū fǎ gōng lì shēn hòu

His calligraphy skill is profound.

他为公司做出了很大的功劳。

tā wèi gōng sī zuò chū le hěn dà de gōng láo

He made great contributions to the company.

她从小学舞蹈，功底深厚。

tā cóng xiǎo xué wǔ dǎo gōng dǐ shēn hòu

She has learned dance since childhood, her foundation is deep.

这台发动机的功率很高。

zhè tái fā dòng jī de gōng lǜ hěn gāo

This engine's power is very high.

他是公司发展的功臣。

tā shì gōng sī fā zhǎn de gōng chén

He is a meritorious minister in the company's development.

他的基本功很好，所以进步很快。

tā de jī běn gōng hěn hǎo suǒ yǐ jìn bù hěn kuài

His basic skills are very good, so he progresses quickly.

做生意不能急功近利，要着眼长远。

zuò shēng yi bù néng jí gōng jìn lì yào zhuó yǎn cháng yuǎn

In doing business, one cannot be eager for quick success and instant benefit; one must focus on the long term.

他为公司的发展立下了汗马功劳。

tā wèi gōng sī de fā zhǎn lì xià le hàn mǎ gōng láo

He has rendered outstanding service to the company's development.

警察立功破获了重大案件。

jǐng chá lì gōng pò huò le zhòng dà àn jiàn

The police performed meritorious service by solving a major case.

李先生和他的夫人一起来了。

Lǐ xiān sheng hé tā de fū rén yì qǐ lái le

Mr. Li came with his wife.

我今天没有工夫去购物。

wǒ jīn tiān méi yǒu gōng fu qù gòu wù

I don't have time to go shopping today.