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功劳 gōngláo

功劳 gōngláo Meaning

Learn the Pinyin Pronunciation and 3 English Translations of the word 功劳 gōngláo .

Pīnyīn Pronunciation
gōngláo | gong1 lao2
English translation
contribution
meritorious service
credit

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About 功劳 gōngláo

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Traditional form

功勞

Part of speech

Noun / 名词 míng cí Míngcí
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Etymology of 功劳 gōngláo

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gōng

Type

ideographic

Explanation

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

Positional decomposition

工力

Number of Strokes

5
láo

Type

ideographic

Explanation

Simplified form of láo . Origin unclear.

Positional decomposition

cǎo 冖力

Number of Strokes

7

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Example sentences using 功劳 gōngláo

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他们 tā men 一切 yīqiè 功劳 gōngláo 归于 guī yú 自己 zìjǐ ,把一切错误 cuòwù tuī gěi 别人 biéren .

They claim all the credit for themselves and shift all the blame on others.

谦虚 qiānxū de rén 决不 jué bù kuā 自己 zìjǐ de 功劳 gōngláo .

A modest man will never boast of his merits.

如果 rúguǒ 我们 wǒmen 所有 suǒyǒu 功劳 gōngláo dōu lǎn dào 自己 zìjǐ 身上 shēn shang jiù duì le

It would be wrong for us to take all the credit.

功劳 gōngláo Decomposition

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功劳 gōngláo Compounds

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