Chinese Dictionary

Usage of the character 功

meritorious deed or service
achievement
result
service
accomplishment
work (physics)

singing skill

Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽／咸阳 ( Xiányáng), Shaanxi

amazing powers
miraculous skill

to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽 (sānbùxiǔ))
to make worthy contributions
to distinguish oneself

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

brilliant (exploit); meritorious (achievement)

hidden merits

to do tai chi
to practice kung-fu (or other martial art)
to train (for dancing, acrobatics etc)

outstanding military service

scholarly honor (in imperial exams)
rank
achievement
fame
glory

utility

achievement
outstanding work
glorious deed

to act (in opera)
stage business

skill
art
kung fu
labor
effort

electric consumption
power wastage

homework
assignment
task
classwork
lesson
study
CL:門／门 (mén)

hard work
laborious effort
painstaking work

Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan

to request recognition for sb's merits
to recommend sb for promotion or an award

(military) meritorious service

great merit
great service

variant of 邀功 (yāogōng)

efficacy

to evaluate the merit of sth

merits and demerits
contributions and errors

feat
contribution
merits and achievements

training in the basic skills
knowledge of the fundamentals

contribution
meritorious service
credit

meritorious official
person who renders exceptional service; hero
(fig.) sth that plays a vital role

(evolutionary biology) analogous

achievement
meritorious deed
contributions (for the good of society)

variant of 女紅／女红 (nügōng)

to report a heroic deed
to mention sb in dispatches

achievements and virtue

to give credit
to give sb his due
attribution

to succeed
success
successful; fruitful

first class merit

martial art
military accomplishments
(Peking opera) martial arts feats

to take the credit for sb's achievement

to take credit for sb else's achievements

achievements and crimes

to celebrate a heroic deed

to claim credit for oneself

decree

qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣／气 (qì) through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation

merit
efficacy
competence
skill
power

diligent
industrious (in one's studies)
to study hard
to make great effort

rate of work
power (output)

function; capability

function

achievement

see 鐵球／铁球 (tiěqiú)

gōngnéngbiǎo

menu (software)

Falun Gong (Chinese spiritual movement founded in 1992, regarded as a cult by the PRC government)

Chénggōngzhèn

Chenggong or Chengkung town in Taitung County 臺東縣／台东县 ( Táidōng Xiàn), southeast Taiwan

Zhèng Chénggōng

Koxinga (1624-1662), military leader

basic skills
fundamentals

to render meritorious military service

function library

gōngnéngtuán

functional group (chemistry)

chénggōnggǎn

sense of accomplishment

to maximize one's time
to catch some time out
to find enough time
(also 抓工夫)

Mt Wugong in Jiangxi

Wugong village in Shaanxi

function word

to practice (work skills)

gōngnéngxìng

functionality

optical power

functional group

see 下工夫 (xiàgōngfu)

electric power (measured in watts)

Wugong County in Xianyang 咸陽／咸阳 ( Xiányáng), Shaanxi

very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan

shèngōngnéng

kidney function

multifunctional
multifunction

jūngōngzhāng

military medal

gōngnéngmókuài

functional module

xùgōngxíngshǎng

to review records and decide on rewards (idiom)

gōnglìzhǔyì

utilitarianism

túláowúgōng

to work to no avail (idiom)

lìgōngshúzuì

to redeem oneself
to atone

jiānggōngbǔguò

to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom)

mǎdàochénggōng

to win instant success (idiom)

tāntiānzhīgōng

to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)

hànmǎgōngláo

war exploits
(fig.) heroic contribution

gōngwánxíngmǎn

to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)

guǎnlǐgōngnéng

management function

qiángōngjìnqì

to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)
all that has been achieved goes down the drain

jígōngjìnlì

seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return

wúgōngshòulù

to get undeserved rewards (idiom)

shìbèigōngbàn

twice the effort for half the result

gōnglüshūchū

power output (of an electrical device etc)

hàodàxǐgōng

to rejoice in grandiose deeds
to strive to achieve extraordinary things

duōgōngnéngbiǎo

multifunction meter (e.g. for gas and electricity supply)

jiānggōngzhézuì

see 將功贖罪／将功赎罪 (jiānggōngshúzuì)

gōngmínglìlù

position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune

fánggōnghàinéng

to constrain and limit successful, capable people

gōnggāogàizhǔ

lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom)
fig. to be so influential that one rivals one's leader

shìbàngōngbèi

half the work, twice the effect (idiom); the right approach saves effort and leads to better results
a stitch in time saves nine

gōngkuīyīkuì

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)

jīngōngbùlì

boasts a lot, but nothing comes of it (idiom)

gēgōngsòngdé

to sing sb's praises (mostly derogatory)

gōnggāowàngzhòng

high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)

láo'érwúgōng

to work hard while accomplishing little
to toil to no avail

gōngmòdàyān

no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)

jiàngōnglìyè

to achieve or accomplish goals

fēnggōngwěijì

glorious achievement (idiom)

tèyìgōngnéng

supernatural power
extrasensory perception

gōnggāobùshǎng

high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements

wénzhìwǔgōng

political and military achievements (idiom)

niángōngjiāfèng

increase in salary according to one's service record for the year (idiom)

gōngchéngbùjū

not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)

gōngfuliúgǎn

Chinese translation of "kung flu", a term used by US President Trump in 2020 to refer to COVID-19 as a "Chinese" disease

gōngdéwúliàng

no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence

gōnglü'èhuà

power penalty

jiānggōngshúzuì

to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts

one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)

yījǔchénggōng

success at one go
to succeed at the first attempt

gōngdéyuánmǎn

virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)

gōngchéngmíngjiù

to win success and recognition (idiom)

kāiguógōngchén

outstanding founding minister (title given to reward loyal general or vassal of new dynasty or state)

línggōnglüduī

zero power reactor

jūgōngzì'ào

satisfied with one's accomplishment and arrogant as a result (idiom); resting on one's laurels and despising others

fāsònggōnglü

transmission power
output power

jīdélěigōng

to accumulate merit and virtue

dàgōnggàochéng

successfully accomplished (project or goal)
to be highly successful

gōngbàichuíchéng

to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure
to fall at the last hurdle
snatching defeat from the jaws of victory

wúgōng'érfǎn

to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs

gōngfubìngdú

kung flu

wúgōngbùshòulù

无功不受禄

[無功不受祿]

Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)

gōngdàozìránchéng

功到自然成

[功到自然成]

effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)

fēiyīrìzhīgōng

非一日之功

[非一日之功]

lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom)
fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish

bìqígōngyúyīyì

毕其功于一役

[畢其功於一役]

to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)

fēngzhíshūchūgōngnéng

峰值输出功能

[峰值輸出功能]

peak power output (of an electrical device etc)

bùchénggōngbiànchéngrén

不成功便成仁

[不成功便成仁]

to succeed or die trying (idiom)

bóqǐgōngnéngzhàng'ài

勃起功能障碍

[勃起功能障礙]

erectile dysfunction (ED)

shībàishìchénggōngzhīmǔ

失败是成功之母

[失敗是成功之母]

Failure is the mother of success.

jiǎzhuàngxiàngōngnéngkàngjìn

甲状腺功能亢进

[甲狀腺功能亢進]

hyperthyroidism
abbr. to 甲亢 (jiǎkàng)

gōngnéngxìngcígòngzhènchéngxiàng

功能性磁共振成像

[功能性磁共振成像]

functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

gōngnéngcígòngzhènchéngxiàngshù

功能磁共振成像术

[功能磁共振成像術]

functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)

yīzhīhàozhìbùbìngyǐwéigōng

医之好治不病以为功

[醫之好治不病以為功]

doctors like to treat those who are not sick so that they can get credit for the patient's "recovery" (idiom)

bùqiúyǒugōng,dànqiúwúguò

不求有功，但求无过

[不求有功，但求無過]

lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
fig. to take a risk-averse approach

zhǐyàogōngfushēn,tiěchǔmóchéngzhēn

只要功夫深，铁杵磨成针

[只要功夫深，鐵杵磨成針]

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

táishàngyīfēnzhōng,táixiàshíniángōng

台上一分钟，台下十年功

[臺上一分鐘，臺下十年功]

ten years of practice for one minute on the stage (idiom)