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Meaning of 功

Pinyin gōng

Radical

力

Strokes

Definition

merit / achievement / result / service / accomplishment

Usage

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功 [gōng] 名词【本义】: 功绩，功业; 功劳【造字法】: 会意。从力，工声。“工”亦兼表字义，表示用力从事工作。 1. 劳绩，成绩，与“过”相对: - meritorious service; exploit; achievement; heroic achievement - 功勋 (meritorious service or achievement) - 功绩 (achievement) - 论功行赏 (rewarding based on achievements) - 徒劳无功 (to work in vain) - 功德无量 (boundless merit) 2. 成就，成效: - achievement; result - 成功 (success) - 功能 (function) - 功亏一篑 (to lose all effort for a small mistake) - 事半功倍 (to achieve twice the result with half the effort) - 急功近利 (eager for quick results and immediate benefits) 3. 物理学上指用力使物体移动的工作，等于力乘移动的距离: - work in physics; equal to force multiplied by distance - 功率 (work rate) 4. 本领，能耐: - skill; ability - 功夫 (skill in activities or arts) - 技能 (technique and skill) - 功到自然成 (natural success with effort) 5. 功德; 恩德: - merit; kindness 6. 通“工”: - often interchangeable with work 7. 事情; 工作: - work; task 8. 土木营造之事: - works of architecture 9. 工程和劳动人力: - engineering project; labor force 文引: 1. 《说文》: 功，以劳定国也。 (功 is determined by labor in establishing a country.) 2. 《周礼·司勋》: 国功曰功。 (National achievements are called 功.) 3. 《史记·项羽本纪》: 欲诛有功之人，此亡秦之续耳。 (To eliminate those who have merit; this is the downfall of Qin.) 4. 《荀子·劝学》: 驽马十驾，功在不舍。 (Even a slow horse can achieve if it does not give up.) 5. 《战国策·赵策》: 位尊而无功，奉厚而无劳，而挟重器多也。 (High position without merit; double pay without effort; holds many heavy instruments.)

启功 qǐ gōng

Qi Gong

下功夫 xià gōng fu

see 下工夫[xia4 gong1 fu5]

奇功 qí gōng

Qi Gong

多功能厅 duō gōng néng tīng

function hall

庆功 qìng gōng

to celebrate a heroic deed

前功尽弃 qián gōng jìn qì

to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain

懋功 mào gōng

Mao Gong

功能 gōng néng

function / capability

武功 wǔ gōng

martial art / military accomplishments / (Peking opera) martial arts feats

功率 gōng lǜ

rate of work / power (output)

功夫 gōng fu

skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort

功臣 gōng chén

minister who has given outstanding service

功力 gōng lì

merit / efficacy / competence / skill / power

神功 shén gōng

miracle / remarkable feat

功劳 gōng láo

contribution / meritorious service / credit

功效 gōng xiào

efficacy

功绩 gōng jì

feat / contribution / merits and achievements

大功 dà gōng

great merit / great service

功课 gōng kè

homework / assignment / task / classwork / lesson / study / CL:門|门[men2]

战功 zhàn gōng

outstanding military service

有功 yǒu gōng

have rendered great service / have performed meritorious service

马到成功 mǎ dào chéng gōng

to win instant success (idiom)

功勋 gōng xūn

achievement / meritorious deed / contributions (for the good of society)

用功 yòng gōng

diligent / industrious (in one's studies) / to study hard / to make great effort

郑成功 Zhèng Chéng gōng

Koxinga (1624-1662), military leader

功德 gōng dé

achievements and virtue

歌功颂德 gē gōng sòng dé

to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)

内功 nèi gōng

exercises to benefit the internal organs

机械功 jī xiè gōng

mechanical work

成功 chéng gōng

success / to succeed / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4]

居功自傲 jū gōng zì ào

satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others

事半功倍 shì bàn gōng bèi

half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results / a stitch in time saves nine

毕其功于一役 bì qí gōng yú yī yì

to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)

汗马功劳 hàn mǎ gōng láo

war exploits / (fig.) heroic contribution

功莫大焉 gōng mò dà yān

Great contribution

功名利禄 gōng míng lì lù

position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune

无功不受禄 wú gōng bù shòu lù

Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)

无功受禄 wú gōng shòu lù

to get undeserved rewards (idiom)

功亏一篑 gōng kuī yī kuì

lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful / to fail through lack of a final effort / to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)

功耗 gōng hào

electric consumption / power wastage

肝功能 gān gōng néng

liver function

肾功能 shèn gōng néng

kidney function

立功赎罪 lì gōng shú zuì

perform a meritorious service to atone for one's crimes / atone for one's crimes by a good deed / perform merits to atone for one's misdeeds / repent one's evil ways and prove it by one's deeds

将功赎罪 jiāng gōng shú zuì

to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts

无功而返 wú gōng ér fǎn

to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs

邀功 yāo gōng

to take the credit for sb's achievement

邀功请赏 yāo gōng qǐng shǎng

take credit and seek rewards for someone else's achievements / seek credit for someone else's accomplishment