Definition
功 (gōng) means 'meritorious deed' or 'contribution', often in fixed compounds like 立功. It also means 'work' in physics. Compared to 成就 (a major accomplishment) and 成果 (a concrete result), 功 is more general and used in set phrases; 功劳 is similar but emphasizes the credit for a contribution.
noun
achievementmeritorious deedcontributionwork (physics)
Easily confused
- 劲jìnlook-alikestrength; energy
- 共gòngsound-alike(adverb) in total, altogether (used before a number to indicate the sum)
- 劝quànlook-aliketo urge, to try to persuade
- 供gōngsound-aliketo provide, to supply
- 加jiālook-aliketo add, to put in
- 宫gōngsound-alikepalace
- 公gōngsound-alikepublic; common; collectively owned
- 攻gōngsound-aliketo attack (physically)
- 弓gōngsound-alike(noun) bow (weapon)
- 拱gǒngsound-aliketo arch (the back, a bridge, etc.)
Examples
- 功。Tā wèi gōngsī lì xià le dà gōng.He made a great contribution to the company.
- ，功。Zài wùlǐxué zhōng, jìsuàn gōng de gōngshì shì lì chéng yǐ jùlí.In physics, the formula for calculating work is force times distance.
- 功。Lǎobǎn yīnwèi tā chūsè de biǎoxiàn gěi tā jì le yì gōng.The boss credited him with a merit for his outstanding performance.
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