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抓工夫

zhuā gōng fu

3-character word

What 抓工夫 means

1. to maximize one's time
2. to catch some time out
3. to find enough time
4. (also 抓功夫)

The characters in 抓工夫

• 抓zhuāto grab; to catch; to arrest
• 工gōngwork; worker; skill
• 夫fūhusband; man; manual worker

Sounds the same

Read zhuā gōng fu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 抓功夫to maximize one's time; to catch some time out; to find enough time

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