练功
liàn gōng
Pinyin

Definition

练功
 - 
liàn gōng
  1. to practice work skill

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

我要赶着去练功了。告辞！
wǒ yào gǎnzhe qù liàngōng le 。gàocí ！
I gotta go practice my Kung Fu now, farewell!
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