功劳 gōngláo contribution
contribution; meritorious service; credit
How to remember 功劳: 功 achievement + 劳 to labor = contribution.
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How it is used
- Credit for a meritorious contribution - 这是大家的功劳 (zhè shì dàjiā de gōngláo) this is everyone's achievement/credit.
- About deserved recognition for effort that produced good results; 立功劳 / 抢功劳 (take/steal the credit).
- Contrast 功能 (function) - different word; 功劳 is credit/merit.