将功折罪 (將功折罪)
jiāng gōng zhé zuì
Pinyin
Definition
将功折罪 (將功折罪)
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- see 將功贖罪|将功赎罪[jiāng gōng shú zuì]
Character Decomposition
Related Words (20)
- 1 skill
- 2 art
- 3 kung fu
- 4 labor
- 5 effort
- 1 function
- 2 capability
- 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
- 1 to toss from side to side (e.g. sleeplessly)
- 2 to repeat sth over and over again
- 3 to torment sb
- 4 to play crazy
- 5 to squander (time, money)
- 1 meritorious deed or service
- 2 achievement
- 3 result
- 4 service
- 5 accomplishment
- 6 work (physics)
Idioms (20)
一折两段
- 1 to split sth into two (idiom)
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