功课
gōng kè
Pinyin

Definition

功课
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gōng kè
  1. homework
  2. assignment
  3. task
  4. classwork
  5. lesson
  6. study
  7. CL:門|门[mén]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

gōng néng
  1. 1 function
  2. 2 capability
Chéng gōng
  1. 1 Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣|台东县[Tái dōng Xiàn], southeast Taiwan
gōng
  1. 1 meritorious deed or service
  2. 2 achievement
  3. 3 result
  4. 4 service
  5. 5 accomplishment
  6. 6 work (physics)
gōng lì
  1. 1 merit
  2. 2 efficacy
  3. 3 competence
  4. 4 skill
  5. 5 power
gōng xūn
  1. 1 achievement
  2. 2 meritorious deed
  3. 3 contributions (for the good of society)
gōng láo
  1. 1 contribution
  2. 2 meritorious service
  3. 3 credit
gōng fu
  1. 1 skill
  2. 2 art
  3. 3 kung fu
  4. 4 labor
  5. 5 effort
gōng xiào
  1. 1 efficacy
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]
duō gōng néng
  1. 1 multi-functional
  2. 2 multi-function
zhàn gōng
  1. 1 outstanding military service
shén gōng
  1. 1 amazing powers
  2. 2 miraculous skill
xià gōng fu
  1. 1 see 下工夫[xià gōng fu]
shì bèi gōng bàn
  1. 1 twice the effort for half the result
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
zuò gōng
  1. 1 to act (in opera)
  2. 2 stage business
gōng bù kě mò
  1. 1 one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
gōng lì
  1. 1 utility
gōng lì zhǔ yì
  1. 1 utilitarianism
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

谁说不是呢,像今天,难得聚餐,大家都高高兴兴的,又是他在那里抱怨点的菜不好吃啦,聚餐的地点离家太远啦;然后诉苦说家里和老婆的不愉快啦,小孩功课不好学校老师不会教。
shéi shuō bùshì ne ,xiàng jīntiān ,nándé jùcān ,dàjiā dōu gāogāoxìngxìng de ,yòu shì tā zài nàlǐ bàoyuàn diǎnr de cài bù hǎochī la ,jùcān de dìdiǎn lí jiā tài yuǎn la ;ránhòu sùkǔ shuō jiālǐ hé lǎopó de bù yúkuài la ,xiǎohái gōngkè bù hǎo xuéxiào lǎoshī bùhuì jiāo 。
Tell me about it. Like today, we managed to get together to eat for the first time in a while, so everyone was in high spirits, but he was there complaining again that the food that was ordered wasn't nice and that the restaurant we chose was too far from his home; Then he was grumbling about his disagreements with his wife at home, that his kids are bad at doing their homework and that the teachers at their school don't teach well.
遇到小F样的前台奇葩,把惜墨如金发展到极致,多一个字都懒得再说,去办事前,得先在网上弄清相关手续,最好自食其力做足功课,别指望从小F嘴里抠出一个有用的字。
yùdào xiǎo F yàng de qiántái qípā ,bǎ xímòrújiān fāzhǎn dào jízhì ,duō yī ge zì dōu lǎndé zàishuō ,qù bànshì qián ,děi xiān zài wǎngshàng nòngqīng xiāngguān shǒuxù ,zuìhǎo zìshíqílì zuòzú gōngkè ,bié zhǐwàng cóngxiǎo F zuǐlǐ kōuchū yī ge yǒuyòng de zì 。
Or meeting the weird Little F person at the front desk, who is stingy to the extreme with their words, too lazy to say more than one word, before starting the paperwork, you must first clearly understand the relevant procedures online, it's best to do your own homework and not expect to dig out one useful word from Little F's mouth.
她呀,就这一个爱好,从小弹,算算也有十来年了,反正她学校功课也没让我们担心过,就让她弹呗。
tā ya ,jiù zhè yī gè àihào ,cóngxiǎo tán ,suàn suan yě yǒu shí lái nián le ,fǎnzhèng tā xuéxiào gōngkè yě méi ràng wǒmen dānxīn guò ,jiù ràng tā tán bēi 。
Oh her. That's the only hobby she's got. Now thinking of it, she's been playing for ten years since she was a girl. We've never had to worry about her grades so we've just let her play as much as she wants.
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话说,你当年哪一门功课考得最好呀?
huàshuō ,nǐ dāngnián nǎ yī mén gōngkè kǎo de zuì hǎo ya ?
Speaking of that, which subject did you test the best in back then?
说的是啊,我也一直想去西湖看看,《新白娘子传奇》台词都会背了,怎么也得去实地看看啊。不过在去之前,我们最好先做做功课。
shuōdeshì ā ,wǒ yě yīzhí xiǎngqù xīhú kàn kan ,《xīnbáiniángzichuánqí 》táicí dōuhuì bèi le ,zěnme yě děi qù shídì kàn kan ā 。bùguò zài qù zhīqián ,wǒmen zuì hǎo xiān zuòzuo gōngkè 。
You said it. I've always wanted to go to see the West Lake too. I can even recite the lines of "The Legend of White Snake", so I should really try to go to the actual place to have a look whatever I do. However, we should do a little homework before going.
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你写功课了吗?
nǐ xiě gōngkè le ma ?
Have you done your homework yet?
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Constance,你功课写完了吗?
Constance ,nǐ gōngkè xiě wán le ma ?
Constance, have you finished your homework.
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功课我写了,可是还没有交。
gōngkè wǒ xiě le ,kěshì hái méiyǒu jiāo 。
I completed my homework, but I haven't handed it in.
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功课我写了......
gōngkè wǒ xiě le diǎn diǎn diǎn diǎn diǎn diǎn
I did my homework...
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我当然能帮你写功课,但是这是你的功课,所以我不可以帮你。
wǒ dāngrán néng bāng nǐ xiě gōngkè ,dànshì zhè shì nǐ de gōngkè ,suǒyǐ wǒ bù kěyǐ bāng nǐ 。
Of course I can (am able to) help you do your homework, but it's YOUR homework, so I can't (not allowed to) help you.
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