功德
gōng dé
Pinyin

Definition

功德
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gōng dé
  1. achievements and virtue

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

功夫
gōng fu
  1. 1 skill
  2. 2 art
  3. 3 kung fu
  4. 4 labor
  5. 5 effort
功能
gōng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 capability
德克萨斯
Dé kè sà sī
  1. 1 Texas
德州
Dé zhōu
  1. 1 Dezhou prefecture-level city in Shandong
  2. 2 abbr. for 德克薩斯州|德克萨斯州, Texas
成功
Chéng gōng
  1. 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan

Idioms (20)

一心一德
yī xīn yī dé
  1. 1 of one heart and one mind (idiom)
不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
  1. 1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
仁义道德
rén yì dào dé
  1. 1 compassion, duty, propriety and integrity (idiom); all the traditional virtues
  2. 2 mainly used sarcastically, to mean hypocritical

Sample Sentences

上海老字号的餐饮店有20多家，最有名的是以上海本帮菜为特色的“德兴馆”和“上海老饭店”、以素食闻名的“功德林”、还有以点心著称的“绿波廊”。
Shànghǎi lǎozìhào de cānyǐn diàn yǒu èrshí duō jiā ，zuì yǒumíng de shì yǐ Shànghǎi běnbāng cài wéi tèsè de “Déxīngguǎn ”hé “Shànghǎi lǎo fàndiàn ”、yǐ sùshí wénmíng de “Gōngdélín ”、hái yǒu yǐ diǎnxīn zhùchēng de “lǜbōláng ”。
Shanghai has more than twenty of them. The most famous would be ''Dexing Restaurant" and ''The Old Shanghai Restaurant," which are known for their Shanghainese cooking. ''Gong De Lin" is famous for vegetarian food, and '' Lǜ Bo Lang" is known for its dim sum.
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不一样。纪念碑是近代才有的，一般用来纪念战争胜利，革命先烈啊什么的。牌坊是古代就有的，在古代一般要得到皇帝的恩赐才可以建牌坊。比如皇帝认为你是一个很有德行的人，或者你曾经立过大功，就可能赐给你一座功德牌坊，以表彰和宣扬你的功德。
bù yīyàng 。jìniànbēi shì jìndài cái yǒu de ，yībān yònglái jìniàn zhànzhēng shènglì ，gémìng xiānliè a shénme de 。páifāng shì gǔdài jiù yǒu de ，zài gǔdài yībān yào dédào huángdì de ēncì cái kěyǐ jiàn páifāng 。bǐrú huángdì rènwéi nǐ shì yī gè hěn yǒu déxíng de rén ，huò zhě nǐ céngjīng lì guo dàgōng ，jiù kěnéng cìgěi nǐ yī zuò gōngdé páifāng ，yǐ biǎozhāng hé xuānyáng nǐ de gōngdé 。
They're not the same. Commemorative monuments are more recent and typically commemorate war victories, revolutionary martyrs and such. Commemorative arches are from ancient times and normally required the emperor's blessing before they could be built. For example, if the emperor thought you to be a very virtuous person or you performed some outstanding service, the emperor could potentially gift you an arch to reward and honor you.
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