功
gōng
Pinyin
Definition
功
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- meritorious deed or service
- achievement
- result
- service
- accomplishment
- work (physics)
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 function
- 2 capability
- 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
- 1 meritorious deed or service
- 2 achievement
- 3 result
- 4 service
- 5 accomplishment
- 6 work (physics)
- 1 merit
- 2 efficacy
- 3 competence
- 4 skill
- 5 power
- 1 achievement
- 2 meritorious deed
- 3 contributions (for the good of society)
Idioms (20)
不成功便成仁
- 1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不求有功,但求无过
- 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
- 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
事半功倍
- 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
- 2 a stitch in time saves nine
前功尽弃
- 1 to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
- 2 all that has been achieved goes down the drain
功不可没
- 1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
Sample Sentences
他比你还用功,难怪能考第一名!
He’s more hardworking than you, no wonder he came in first!
动物在不同的自然环境中,为了生存它们会慢慢透过繁殖、变异而演化出形形色色功能不同的颜色,而这些颜色是由自然选择决定的。
Animals living in different natural environments will mutate and evolve into having a variety of functions and different colors for their survival. These mutations are based on natural selection.
是呀,不论是商业谈判还是与人交往,“知己知彼”是成功的前提。
Yes, whether it is business negotiations or dealing with people, "knowing ourselves and knowing each other" is the prerequisite for success.
中国功夫博大精深,一辈子也学不完。
Chinese kung fu is broad and profound. There’s no end for learners.
如果知道自己是不够聪明的人,只要早一点开始努力准备或是努力学习,就比较有机会成功。
If we knew we are not smart enough, as long as we start to prepare earlier or work harder, it’s more likely for us to succeed.
70年前,中华人民共和国成立前夕,美国国务卿艾奇逊在关于送呈《美国与中国的关系》白皮书致总统杜鲁门的信中说:“近代史上每一个中国政府必须面临的第一个问题,是解决人民的吃饭问题,到现在为止,没有一个政府是成功的。”
70 years ago, on the eve of the founding of the People’s Republic of China, US Secretary of State Acheson said in a letter to President Truman on the White Paper on the relationship between the United States and China: "The first problem that every Chinese government must face in modern history is solving the people’s food problems, no government has been successful so far.”
虽然他投资成功了,但是他其实没什么能力,只是很幸运,就像瞎猫碰到死耗子一样而已。
Although he made some successful investments, he is quite incompetent. It was just a stroke of luck, just like a blind cat meets a dead mouse.
在中国的文化里面,父母亲都希望自己的小孩最后能够成功。
In Chinese culture, all the parents want their own kids to be successful at the end.
如果你爸爸很成功,你就会很成功,你的妈妈很成功,你也会很成功。
If your dad is successful, you are also going to be successful. And if your mom is successful, you will also be successful.
一个人成功,所有人都会得到好处。所以我们说:“一人得道,鸡犬升天。”
If someone succeeds, then everybody around him can gain from his success. That's why we say:“ Everybody can gain from one person's success.”