功课 (功課)
gōng kè
Pinyin
Definition
功课 (功課)
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- homework
- assignment
- task
- classwork
- lesson
- study
- CL:門|门[mén]
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
谁说不是呢,像今天,难得聚餐,大家都高高兴兴的,又是他在那里抱怨点的菜不好吃啦,聚餐的地点离家太远啦;然后诉苦说家里和老婆的不愉快啦,小孩功课不好学校老师不会教。
Tell me about it. Like today, we managed to get together to eat for the first time in a while, so everyone was in high spirits, but he was there complaining again that the food that was ordered wasn't nice and that the restaurant we chose was too far from his home; Then he was grumbling about his disagreements with his wife at home, that his kids are bad at doing their homework and that the teachers at their school don't teach well.
遇到小F样的前台奇葩,把惜墨如金发展到极致,多一个字都懒得再说,去办事前,得先在网上弄清相关手续,最好自食其力做足功课,别指望从小F嘴里抠出一个有用的字。
Or meeting the weird Little F person at the front desk, who is stingy to the extreme with their words, too lazy to say more than one word, before starting the paperwork, you must first clearly understand the relevant procedures online, it's best to do your own homework and not expect to dig out one useful word from Little F's mouth.
她呀,就这一个爱好,从小弹,算算也有十来年了,反正她学校功课也没让我们担心过,就让她弹呗。
Oh her. That's the only hobby she's got. Now thinking of it, she's been playing for ten years since she was a girl. We've never had to worry about her grades so we've just let her play as much as she wants.
话说,你当年哪一门功课考得最好呀?
Speaking of that, which subject did you test the best in back then?
说的是啊,我也一直想去西湖看看,《新白娘子传奇》台词都会背了,怎么也得去实地看看啊。不过在去之前,我们最好先做做功课。
You said it. I've always wanted to go to see the West Lake too. I can even recite the lines of "The Legend of White Snake", so I should really try to go to the actual place to have a look whatever I do. However, we should do a little homework before going.
你写功课了吗?
Have you done your homework yet?
Constance,你功课写完了吗?
Constance, have you finished your homework.
功课我写了,可是还没有交。
I completed my homework, but I haven't handed it in.
功课我写了......
I did my homework...
我当然能帮你写功课,但是这是你的功课,所以我不可以帮你。
Of course I can (am able to) help you do your homework, but it's YOUR homework, so I can't (not allowed to) help you.