立功
lì gōng
Pinyin
Definition
立功
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- to render meritorious service
- to make worthy contributions
- to distinguish oneself
Character Decomposition
Idioms (20)
三十而立
- 1 thirty years old and therefore independent (idiom, from Confucius)
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