功 gōng achievement
achievement; merit
How to remember 功: 工 work + 力 power = achievement. After a year of hard work and with all the power in her legs, the runner crosses the line, her greatest achievement yet.
Component breakdown
功 = 工 work + 力 power
- 工 work
- 力 power
After a year of hard work and with all the power in her legs, the runner crosses the line, her greatest achievement yet.
How it is used
- Achievement / merit / skill - 成功 (chénggōng) success, 功能 (gōngnéng) function, 功夫 (gōngfu) skill/effort or kung fu.
- 功课 (gōngkè) schoolwork; 用功 (yònggōng) to study hard.
- 下功夫 (xià gōngfu) means to put real effort/time into something.
Words with 功
- 成功chénggōngsuccessHSK 4
- 功夫gōngfukung fuHSK 4
- 功课gōngkèhomeworkHSK 4
- 功能gōngnéngfunctionHSK 5
- 下功夫xiàgōngfuto put in effort; to work hard atHSK 6
- 功效gōngxiàoefficacyHSK 6
- 用功yònggōngdiligentHSK 6
- 功利gōnglìutilityHSK 7
- 功力gōnglìmeritHSK 7
- 功底gōngdǐtraining in the basic skillsHSK 7
- 基本功jīběngōngbasic skillsHSK 7
- 急功近利jígōng-jìnlìseeking instant benefit (idiom)HSK 7
- 功劳gōngláocontributionHSK 8
- 功率gōnglǜpowerHSK 8
- 功臣gōngchénmeritorious officialHSK 8
- 汗马功劳hànmǎ-gōngláowar exploitsHSK 9
- 立功lìgōngto render meritorious serviceHSK 9
Example sentences
- 他们取得了成功。 Tāmen qǔdéle chénggōng.They were very successful.
- 我有理由相信他会成功。 Wǒ yǒu lǐyóu xiāngxìn tā huì chénggōng.I have reason to believe that he will succeed.
- 成功的标准不仅仅是财富。 Chénggōng de biāozhǔn bù jǐnjǐn shì cáifù.Wealth is not the only criterion of success.