归功 (guī gōng) — to attribute (success) to, to give credit to
Definition
Means to credit or attribute (success, achievement) to a person or cause — always followed by 于. Used positively for success; the negative counterpart is 归咎于 (blame).
verb
to attribute (success) toto give credit to
Examples
- 归功。Zhè cì de chéng gōng yào guī gōng yú dà jiā de nǔ lì.This success should be attributed to everyone's efforts.
- 。Tā bǎ suǒ yǒu de chéng jì dōu guī le gōng yú tuán duì.He attributed all the achievements to the team.
- 归功。Wǒ men bù néng bǎ shī bài guī gōng yú yùn qì bù hǎo.We cannot attribute the failure to bad luck.
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