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功勋 (gōng xūn) — meritorious service; exploit; outstanding achievement (especially in service to a country or cause)

Definition

noun
meritorious serviceexploitoutstanding achievement (especially in service to a country or cause)
Measure word · 项

Examples

  • 功勋。
    Tā zài zhàn zhēng zhōng lì xià le hè hè gōng xūn.
    He performed brilliant exploits in the war.
  • 功勋。
    Zhè xiē gōng xūn jiāng yǒng yuǎn bèi rén mín míng jì.
    These meritorious services will forever be remembered by the people.
  • 功勋。
    Guó jiā shòu yǔ tā zuì gāo gōng xūn xūn zhāng.
    The state awarded him the highest medal of merit.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
联合liánhéCoordinate

Two parts of equal weight, alike or opposite in meaning, standing side by side.

功gōngachievement
勋xūnmerit

功 is achievement and 勋 is merit, two parallel senses of outstanding service.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lìstrength
Sound part声符shēngfú
工
工gōng功gōng
Same sound today

功 puts 力 (strength) beside 工, which gives the sound gōng and means labour or work.

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Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 勳; 勋 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
力力lì
Sound part声符shēngfú
熏
熏xūn勳xūn
Same sound today

The traditional form 勳 uses 力 (strength) for meaning and 熏 for sound; the simplified 勋 is a later shorthand.

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