功能 gōngnéng function
function; capability
How to remember 功能: 功 achievement + 能 able to = function.
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How it is used
- The functions/features something is capable of - 这个手机功能很多 (zhège shǒujī gōngnéng hěn duō) this phone has lots of features.
- Contrast 作用 (zuòyòng), the effect/role something plays; 功能 is a built-in capability, 作用 is the effect it produces in context.
- Common in tech and biology: 身体功能 (shēntǐ gōngnéng) bodily functions, 功能强大 (gōngnéng qiángdà) powerful features.