功劳
gōng láo
Pinyin

Definition

功劳
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gōng láo
  1. contribution
  2. meritorious service
  3. credit

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

功能
gōng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 capability
成功
Chéng gōng
  1. 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
功
gōng
  1. 1 meritorious deed or service
  2. 2 achievement
  3. 3 result
  4. 4 service
  5. 5 accomplishment
  6. 6 work (physics)
功力
gōng lì
  1. 1 merit
  2. 2 efficacy
  3. 3 competence
  4. 4 skill
  5. 5 power
功勋
gōng xūn
  1. 1 achievement
  2. 2 meritorious deed
  3. 3 contributions (for the good of society)
功劳
gōng láo
  1. 1 contribution
  2. 2 meritorious service
  3. 3 credit
功夫
gōng fu
  1. 1 skill
  2. 2 art
  3. 3 kung fu
  4. 4 labor
  5. 5 effort
功效
gōng xiào
  1. 1 efficacy
功课
gōng kè
  1. 1 homework
  2. 2 assignment
  3. 3 task
  4. 4 classwork
  5. 5 lesson
  6. 6 study
  7. 7 CL:門|门[mén]
多功能
duō gōng néng
  1. 1 multi-functional
  2. 2 multi-function
战功
zhàn gōng
  1. 1 outstanding military service
神功
shén gōng
  1. 1 amazing powers
  2. 2 miraculous skill
下功夫
xià gōng fu
  1. 1 see 下工夫[xià gōng fu]
事倍功半
shì bèi gōng bàn
  1. 1 twice the effort for half the result
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
做功
zuò gōng
  1. 1 to act (in opera)
  2. 2 stage business
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
  1. 1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
功利
gōng lì
  1. 1 utility
功利主义
gōng lì zhǔ yì
  1. 1 utilitarianism
功名
gōng míng
  1. 1 scholarly honor (in imperial exams)
  2. 2 rank
  3. 3 achievement
  4. 4 fame
  5. 5 glory

Idioms (20)

不成功便成仁
bù chéng gōng biàn chéng rén
  1. 1 to succeed or die trying (idiom)
不求有功，但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
事半功倍
shì bàn gōng bèi
  1. 1 half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
  2. 2 a stitch in time saves nine
前功尽弃
qián gōng jìn qì
  1. 1 to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
  2. 2 all that has been achieved goes down the drain
功不可没
gōng bù kě mò
  1. 1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
功到自然成
gōng dào zì rán chéng
  1. 1 effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
功名利禄
gōng míng lì lù
  1. 1 position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
功完行满
gōng wán xíng mǎn
  1. 1 to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
功德圆满
gōng dé yuán mǎn
  1. 1 virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
功德无量
gōng dé wú liàng
  1. 1 no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
功成不居
gōng chéng bù jū
  1. 1 not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
功成名就
gōng chéng míng jiù
  1. 1 to win success and recognition (idiom)
功败垂成
gōng bài chuí chéng
  1. 1 to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
  2. 2 to fall at the last hurdle
  3. 3 snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
功亏一篑
gōng kuī yī kuì
  1. 1 lit. to ruin the enterprise for the sake of one basketful
  2. 2 to fail through lack of a final effort
  3. 3 to spoil the ship for a ha'penny worth of tar (idiom)
功高不赏
gōng gāo bù shǎng
  1. 1 high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
功高望重
gōng gāo wàng zhòng
  1. 1 high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针
zhǐ yào gōng fu shēn , tiě chǔ mó chéng zhēn
  1. 1 If you work at it hard enough, you can grind an iron bar into a needle.
  2. 2 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
  3. 3 to study diligently
居功自傲
jū gōng zì ào
  1. 1 satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others
年功加俸
nián gōng jiā fèng
  1. 1 increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)
徒劳无功
tú láo wú gōng
  1. 1 to work to no avail (idiom)

Sample Sentences

好像现在大众对待变性这个问题也比以前宽容多了。说不定这里面还有河莉秀的功劳呢。她让大众了解 到性别错位的痛苦，还有做真实的自己的勇气。
hǎoxiàng xiànzài dàzhòng duìdài biànxìng zhè ge wèntí yě bǐ yǐqián kuānróng duō le 。shuōbudìng zhè lǐmiàn hái yǒu Hé lìxiù de gōngláo ne 。tā ràng dàzhòng liǎojiě dào xìngbié cuòwèi de tòngkǔ ，hái yǒu zuò zhēnshí de zìjǐ de yǒngqì 。
It seems like most people have gotten a lot more tolerant about the issue of sex changes. Maybe He Lixiu can take some credit for that. She made people realize the pain of being born the wrong sex, and has the courage to do her own stuff.
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不过中国功夫能扬名天下，李小龙的功劳是最大的。
bùguò ZhōngGuógōngfū néng yángmíng tiānxià ，LǐXiǎolóng de gōngláo shì zuìdà de 。
The biggest part of the credit for Chinese kung fu being world-famous has to go to Bruce Li.
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哪里是我的功劳，还是要感谢您的信任
nǎlǐ shì wǒ de gōngláo ，háishi yào gǎnxiè nín de xìnrèn
The credit is not all mine, its your trust in me that I’ve to thank.
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那是你自个儿的功劳，有心愿意配合，才能发生转变，要不然所谓的养生秘诀也不过就是一句废话而已哈。
nà shì nǐ zìgěr de gōngláo ，yǒu xīn yuànyì pèihé ，cáinéng fāshēng zhuǎnbiàn ，yàoburán suǒwèi de yǎngshēng mìjué yě bùguò jiùshì yī jù fèihuà éryǐ hā 。
That was your own hard work, that you were willing to go along with it. That's the only reason change happened. Otherwise, all the secrets to good health are just hot air, ha.
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这要多谢大家赏脸！而且今天的酒会全是我太太的功劳。她听到你这么说，一定很开心。来，我给你们介绍一下。小琳，这位是张小姐。
zhè yào duōxiè dàjiā shǎngliǎn ！érqiě jīntiān de jiǔhuì quán shì wǒ tàitai de gōngláo 。tā tīngdào nǐ zhème shuō ，yīdìng hěn kāixīn 。lái ，wǒ gěi nǐmen jièshào yīxià 。Xiǎo Lín ，zhè wèi shì Zhāng Xiǎojie 。
I have to thank you all for coming! Also, all the credit for tonight's cocktail party goes to my wife. If she heard what you said, she would be very pleased. Come, I will introduce the two of you. Xiao Lin, this is Miss Zhang.
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看来是您爱人的功劳啊。那后来怎么改成农家乐了？
kànlai shì nín àiren de gōngláo a 。nà hòulái zěnme gǎichéng nóngjiālè le ？
It looks like the credit goes to your wife! How then did it become a farm life inn?
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小赵，这都是你的功劳！
Xiǎo Zhào ，zhè dōu shì nǐ de gōngláo ！
Xiaozhao, all the credit goes to you!
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就你功劳大！你怎么不十月怀胎，生个孩子试试看！
jiù nǐ gōngláo dà ！nǐ zěnme bù shíyuèhuáitāi ，shēng ge háizi shìshi kàn ！
You're not the only one contributing. Why don't you go ahead and try having a baby and see what that's like!
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