gōng

meritorious deed or service

achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)

work (工) + strength (力) = achievement

Work applied with muscle yields results worth recognizing. Together they capture the full arc from effort to earned achievement.

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他为公司立下了大

tā wèi gōng sī lì xià le dà gōng。

He rendered great meritorious service for the company.

这项工程的成离不开大家的功劳。

zhè xiàng gōng chéng de chéng gōng lí bu kāi dà jiā de gōng láo。

The success of this project cannot be separated from everyone's contributions and achievements.

Words with 功

邀功

yāo gōng

to take the credit for sb's achievement

郑成功

zhèng chéng gōng

Koxinga (1624-1662), military leader

医之好治不病以为功

yī zhī hào zhì bù bìng yǐ wéi gōng

doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery" (idiom)

阴功

yīn gōng

hidden merits

开国功臣

kāi guó gōng chén

outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)

头功

tóu gōng

first class merit

零功率堆

líng gōng lǜ duī

zero power reactor

电功率

diàn gōng lǜ

electric power (measured in watts)

马到成功

mǎ dào chéng gōng

to win instant success (idiom)

一举成功

yī jǔ chéng gōng

success at one go

下功夫

xià gōng fu

variant of 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]

不成功便成仁

bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén

to succeed or die trying (idiom)

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