功 功 gong1
meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics)

strokes 5
radical
力
力
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报功 報功 bao4 gong1
to report a heroic deed; to mention sb in dispatches

毕其功于一役 畢其功於一役 bi4 qi2 gong1 yu2 yi1 yi4
to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)

表功 表功 biao3 gong1
to show off one's accomplishments (often derog.)

勃起功能障碍 勃起功能障礙 bo2 qi3 gong1 neng2 zhang4 ai4
erectile dysfunction (ED)

不成功便成仁 不成功便成仁 bu4 cheng2 gong1 bian4 cheng2 ren2
to succeed or die trying (idiom)

不求有功，但求无过 不求有功，但求無過 bu4 qiu2 you3 gong1 - dan4 qiu2 wu2 guo4
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom); fig. to take a risk-averse approach

唱功 唱功 chang4 gong1
singing skill

成功 成功 cheng2 gong1
Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan

成功 成功 cheng2 gong1
success; to succeed

成功感 成功感 cheng2 gong1 gan3
sense of accomplishment

成功镇 成功鎮 cheng2 gong1 zhen4
Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung county 臺東縣|台东县, southeast Taiwan

大功 大功 da4 gong1
great merit; great service

大功告成 大功告成 da4 gong1 gao4 cheng2
successfully accomplished (project or goal); to be highly successful

电功率 電功率 dian4 gong1 lv4
electric power (measured in watts)

多功能 多功能 duo1 gong1 neng2
multi-functional; multi-function

多功能表 多功能表 duo1 gong1 neng2 biao3
multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply)

发送功率 發送功率 fa1 song4 gong1 lv4
transmission power; output power

法轮功 法輪功 fa3 lun2 gong1
Falun Gong (Chinese spiritual movement founded in 1992, regarded as a cult by the PRC government)

妨功害能 妨功害能 fang2 gong1 hai4 neng2
to constrain and limit successful, capable people

丰功 豐功 feng1 gong1
brilliant (exploit); meritorious (achievement)

丰功伟绩 豐功偉績 feng1 gong1 wei3 ji4
glorious achievement (idiom)

峰值输出功能 峰值輸出功能 feng1 zhi2 shu1 chu1 gong1 neng2
peak power output (of an electrical device etc)

歌功颂德 歌功頌德 ge1 gong1 song4 de2
to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)

功败垂成 功敗垂成 gong1 bai4 chui2 cheng2
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure; to fall at the last hurdle; snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

功不可没 功不可沒 gong1 bu4 ke3 mo4
one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)

功臣 功臣 gong1 chen2
minister who has given outstanding service

功成不居 功成不居 gong1 cheng2 bu4 ju1
not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)

功成名就 功成名就 gong1 cheng2 ming2 jiu4
to win success and recognition (idiom)

功到自然成 功到自然成 gong1 dao4 zi4 ran2 cheng2
effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)

功德 功德 gong1 de2
achievements and virtue

功德无量 功德無量 gong1 de2 wu2 liang4
no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence

功德圆满 功德圓滿 gong1 de2 yuan2 man3
virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)

功底 功底 gong1 di3
training in the basic skills; knowledge of the fundamentals

功夫 功夫 gong1 fu5
skill; art; kung fu; labor; effort

功夫茶 功夫茶 gong1 fu5 cha2
very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan

功夫球 功夫球 gong1 fu5 qiu2
see 鐵球|铁球

功高不赏 功高不賞 gong1 gao1 bu4 shang3
high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements

功高望重 功高望重 gong1 gao1 wang4 zhong4
high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)

功过 功過 gong1 guo4
merits and demerits; contributions and errors

功耗 功耗 gong1 hao4
electric consumption; power wastage

功绩 功績 gong1 ji4
feat; contribution; merits and achievements

功课 功課 gong1 ke4
homework; assignment; task; classwork; lesson; study

功亏一篑 功虧一簣 gong1 kui1 yi1 kui4
lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful; to fail through lack of a final effort; to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)

功劳 功勞 gong1 lao2
contribution; meritorious service; credit

功利 功利 gong1 li4
utility

功力 功力 gong1 li4
merit; efficacy; competence; skill; power

功利主义 功利主義 gong1 li4 zhu3 yi4
utilitarianism

功烈 功烈 gong1 lie4
achievement

功令 功令 gong1 ling4
decree

功率 功率 gong1 lv4
rate of work; power (output)

功率恶化 功率惡化 gong1 lv4 e4 hua4
power penalty

功率输出 功率輸出 gong1 lv4 shu1 chu1
power output (of an electrical device etc)

功名 功名 gong1 ming2
scholarly honor (in imperial exams); rank; achievement; fame; glory

功名利禄 功名利祿 gong1 ming2 li4 lu4
position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune

功能 功能 gong1 neng2
function; capability

功能表 功能表 gong1 neng2 biao3
menu (software)

功能词 功能詞 gong1 neng2 ci2
function word

功能磁共振成像术 功能磁共振成像術 gong1 neng2 ci2 gong4 zhen4 cheng2 xiang4 shu4
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

功能集 功能集 gong1 neng2 ji2
function library

功能模块 功能模塊 gong1 neng2 mo2 kuai4
functional module

功能群 功能群 gong1 neng2 qun2
functional group

功能团 功能團 gong1 neng2 tuan2
functional group (chemistry)

功能性 功能性 gong1 neng2 xing4
functionality

功能性磁共振成像 功能性磁共振成像 gong1 neng2 xing4 ci2 gong4 zhen4 cheng2 xiang4
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

功完行满 功完行滿 gong1 wan2 xing2 man3
to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)

功效 功效 gong1 xiao4
efficacy

功勋 功勛 gong1 xun1
achievement; meritorious deed; contributions (for the good of society)

功业 功業 gong1 ye4
achievement; outstanding work; glorious deed

功用 功用 gong1 yong4
function

功罪 功罪 gong1 zui4
achievements and crimes

管理功能 管理功能 guan3 li3 gong1 neng2
management function

光功率 光功率 guang1 gong1 lv4
optical power

归功 歸功 gui1 gong1
to give credit; to give sb his due; attribution

汗马功劳 汗馬功勞 han4 ma3 gong1 lao2
lit. to ride a laboring horse to great deeds; fig. a heroic contribution

好大喜功 好大喜功 hao4 da4 xi3 gong1
to rejoice in grandiose deeds; to strive to achieve extraordinary things

基本功 基本功 ji1 ben3 gong1
basic skills; fundamentals

积德累功 積德累功 ji1 de2 lei3 gong1
to accumulate merit and virtue

机会带来成功 機會帶來成功 ji1 hui4 dai4 lai2 cheng2 gong1
Opportunity brings success. (idiom)

急功近利 急功近利 ji2 gong1 jin4 li4
seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

及时处理，事半功倍 及時處理，事半功倍 ji2 shi2 chu3 li3 - shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4
timely handling doubles the effect and halves the effort; the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine

甲状腺功能亢进 甲狀腺功能亢進 jia3 zhuang4 xian4 gong1 neng2 kang4 jin4
hyperthyroidism; abbr. to 甲亢

建功立业 建功立業 jian4 gong1 li4 ye4
to achieve or accomplish goals

将功赎罪 將功贖罪 jiang1 gong1 shu2 zui4
to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts

将功折罪 將功折罪 jiang1 gong1 zhe2 zui4
see 將功贖罪|将功赎罪

矜功不立 矜功不立 jin1 gong1 bu4 li4
boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)

居功 居功 ju1 gong1
to claim credit for oneself

居功自傲 居功自傲 ju1 gong1 zi4 ao4
satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others

军功章 軍功章 jun1 gong1 zhang1
military medal

开国功臣 開國功臣 kai1 guo2 gong1 chen2
outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)

苦功 苦功 ku3 gong1
hard work; laborious effort; painstaking work

劳而无功 勞而無功 lao2 er2 wu2 gong1
to work hard while accomplishing little; to toil to no avail

练功 練功 lian4 gong1
to practice work skill

零功率堆 零功率堆 ling2 gong1 lv4 dui1
zero power reactor

论功 論功 lun4 gong1
to evaluate the merit of sth

马到成功 馬到成功 ma3 dao4 cheng2 gong1
to win instant success (idiom)

年功加俸 年功加俸 nian2 gong1 jia1 feng4
increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)

女功 女功 nv3 gong1
variant of 女紅|女红

气功 氣功 qi4 gong1
qigong, a system of deep breathing exercises

前功尽弃 前功盡棄 qian2 gong1 jin4 qi4
to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom); all that has been achieved goes down the drain

请功 請功 qing3 gong1
to request recognition for sb's merits; to recommend sb for promotion or an award

庆功 慶功 qing4 gong1
to celebrate a heroic deed

神功 神功 shen2 gong1
miracle; remarkable feat

肾功能 腎功能 shen4 gong1 neng2
kidney function

失败是成功之母 失敗是成功之母 shi1 bai4 shi4 cheng2 gong1 zhi1 mu3
Failure is the mother of success.

事半功倍 事半功倍 shi4 ban4 gong1 bei4
half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results; a stitch in time saves nine

事倍功半 事倍功半 shi4 bei4 gong1 ban4
twice the effort for half the result

台上一分钟，台下十年功 臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功 tai2 shang4 yi1 fen1 zhong1 - tai2 xia4 shi2 nian2 gong1
ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)

贪天之功 貪天之功 tan1 tian1 zhi1 gong1
to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)

特异功能 特異功能 te4 yi4 gong1 neng2
supernatural power; extrasensory perception

同功 同功 tong2 gong1
analogous (evolutionary biology)

头功 頭功 tou2 gong1
first class merit

徒劳无功 徒勞無功 tu2 lao2 wu2 gong1
to work to no avail (idiom)

文治武功 文治武功 wen2 zhi4 wu3 gong1
political and military achievements (idiom)

无功不受禄 無功不受祿 wu2 gong1 bu4 shou4 lu4
Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)

无功而返 無功而返 wu2 gong1 er2 fan3
to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs

无功受禄 無功受祿 wu2 gong1 shou4 lu4
to get undeserved rewards (idiom)

武功 武功 wu3 gong1
Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳, Shaanxi

武功 武功 wu3 gong1
martial art; military accomplishments; (Peking opera) martial arts feats

武功山 武功山 wu3 gong1 shan1
Mt Wugong in Jiangxi

武功县 武功縣 wu3 gong1 xian4
Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽|咸阳, Shaanxi

武功镇 武功鎮 wu3 gong1 zhen4
Wugong village in Shaanxi

下功夫 下功夫 xia4 gong1 fu5
see 下工夫

叙功行赏 敘功行賞 xu4 gong1 xing2 shang3
to review records and decide on rewards (idiom)

要功 要功 yao1 gong1
variant of 邀功

邀功 邀功 yao1 gong1
to take the credit for sb's achievement

一举成功 一舉成功 yi1 ju3 cheng2 gong1
success at one go; to succeed at the first attempt

阴功 陰功 yin1 gong1
hidden merits

用功 用功 yong4 gong1
diligent; industrious (in one's studies); to study hard; to make great effort

战功 戰功 zhan4 gong1
outstanding military service

郑成功 鄭成功 zheng4 cheng2 gong1
Koxinga (1624-1662), military leader

只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针 只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針 zhi3 yao4 gong1 fu5 shen1 - tie3 chu3 mo2 cheng2 zhen1
If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.; cf idiom 磨杵成針|磨杵成针, to grind an iron bar down to a fine needle (idiom); fig. to persevere in a difficult task; to study diligently

抓功夫 抓功夫 zhua1 gong1 fu5
to maximize one's time; to catch some time out; to find enough time; (also 抓工夫)

做功 做功 zuo4 gong1
to act (in opera); stage business

做功夫 做功夫 zuo4 gong1 fu5
to practice (work skills)