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gōng

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gōng Meaning

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Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gōng | gong1
English translation
meritorious deed or service
achievement
result
service
accomplishment
work (physics)
achievement, good work; merit; service

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About gōng

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Number of strokes

5

Traditional form

gōng

Contains the radical

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí

Learning hint

Results produced by capable  labor  gōng gōng also provides the pronunciation

Etymology of gōng

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Type

ideographic

Positional decomposition

工力

Explanation

Phonosemantic compound. represents the meaning and gōng represents the sound.

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Example sentences using gōng

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业务 yèwù de 发展 fāzhǎn 归功 guī gōng 方的合作 hézuò .

The development of business is creditable to your co - operation.

硅橡胶 guī xiàng jiāo 熟石膏 shú shí gāo zuò 铸模取得 qǔ dé 成功 Chénggōng .

Silicone rubber and plaster of Paris have been used successfully.

de 肝功能 zhǐ shèng 两成.

Only 20 per cent of my liver is functional.

gēn 几经 jǐ jīng le chūn de 功夫 gōngfu le .

He has been creeping about with her all the spring.

怀着 yāo 成功 Chénggōng de 巴西 Bā xī .

I went over to Brazil in my anxiety to succeed.

Words with gōng

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FrequencySimplifiedMeaningTraditional
成功 Chénggōng success成功 Chénggōng
功能 gōngnéng function功能 gōngnéng
功夫 gōngfu skill功夫 gōngfu
gōng result gōng
功课 gōng kè homework功課
功劳 gōngláo contribution功勞
功效 gōngxiào efficacy功效 gōngxiào
武功 Wǔ gōng martial art武功 Wǔ gōng
功率 gōng lǜ rate of work功率 gōng lǜ
功力 gōng lì merit功力 gōng lì
归功 guī gōng to give credit歸功
多功能 duō gōng néng multi-functional多功能 duō gōng néng
用功 yònggōng diligent用功 yònggōng
下功夫 xià gōng fu to put in time and energy下功夫 xià gōng fu
功臣 gōng chén minister who has given outstanding service功臣 gōng chén
功绩 gōng jì feat功績
庆功 qìng gōng to celebrate a heroic deed慶功
神功 shén gōng miracle神功 shén gōng
功能性 gōng néng xìng functionality功能性 gōng néng xìng
大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng to be highly successful大功告成 dà gōng gào chéng
基本功 jī běn gōng basic skills基本功 jī běn gōng
特异功能 tè yì gōng néng supernatural power特異功能
前功尽弃 qián gōng jìn qì to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom)前功盡棄
功底 gōng dǐ training in the basic skills功底 gōng dǐ
功利 gōng lì utility功利 gōng lì

gōng Decomposition & Compounds

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gōng Decomposition

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