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function; capability
HSK 3
to succeed / success / successful; fruitful
HSK 3
skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort
HSK 3
homework / assignment / task / classwork / lesson / study / CL: 門|门
HSK 3
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meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)
HSK 7-9
efficacy
HSK 7-9
kung fu movie
functional beverage
power (rate of doing work, measured in watts)
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to assess merit and confer rewards
feature phone
multifunctional / multifunction
HSK 7-9
(idiom) to achieve twice the result with half the effort
basic skills / fundamentals
HSK 7-9
record of achievements; (fig.) laurels (as sth one rests on)
to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts
effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
merit / efficacy / competence / skill / power
HSK 7-9
hypothyroidism
Don't get a reward if it's not deserved. (idiom)
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
function
success at one go / to succeed at the first attempt
lit. one's accomplishments overshadow the authority of the sovereign (idiom) / fig. to be so influential that one rivals one's leader
functionality
feat / contribution / merits and achievements
meritorious official / person who renders exceptional service; hero / (fig.) sth that plays a vital role
HSK 7-9
no greater contribution has been made than this (idiom)
scholarly honor (in imperial exams) / rank / achievement / fame / glory
(Chinese martial arts) the art of agile movement such as leaping, wall-running or gliding through the air (exaggerated in wuxia stories)
utility
very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
sense of accomplishment
lit. cannot be done in one day (idiom) / fig. will take much time and effort to accomplish
to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽) / to make worthy contributions / to distinguish oneself
HSK 7-9
one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
power amplifier (abbr. for 功率放大器)
to get undeserved rewards (idiom)
diligent / industrious (in one's studies) / to study hard / to make great effort
HSK 7-9
contribution / meritorious service / credit
HSK 7-9
to waste all one's previous efforts (idiom) / all that has been achieved goes down the drain
to succeed or die trying (idiom)
singing skill
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
political and military achievements (idiom)
successfully accomplished (project or goal) / to be highly successful
(physics) to do work / non-vocal acting (in traditional Chinese opera)
to win success and recognition (idiom)
to take the credit for sb's achievement
to achieve or accomplish goals
menu (software)
training in the basic skills / knowledge of the fundamentals
HSK 7-9
optical power
to work to no avail (idiom)
virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
amazing powers / miraculous skill
achievement / outstanding work / glorious deed
to maximize one's time / to catch some time out / to find enough time / (also 抓工夫)
to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom)
to practice (work skills)
electric consumption / power wastage
Failure is the mother of success.
banknote-counting practice note (used for training cash-handling staff)
to accumulate merit and virtue
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), a public research university in Tainan, Taiwan
to practice martial arts, tai chi etc / to train; to practice a skill
to accomplish the whole task at one stroke (idiom)
seeking instant benefit (idiom); shortsighted vision, looking only for fast return
war exploits / (fig.) heroic contribution
to win instant success (idiom)
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)
outstanding military service
(loanword) tom yum goong (Thai soup)
no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
to claim credit for oneself
merits and demerits / contributions and errors
achievements and crimes
to show off one's accomplishments (often derog.)
function library
high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
to work hard while accomplishing little / to toil to no avail
high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
supernatural power / extrasensory perception
(military) meritorious service
hidden merits
first class merit
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
to return without any achievement (idiom); to go home with one's tail between one's legs
meritorious service; distinguished contribution; achievement of great merit
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
qigong, a traditional Chinese system of cultivating vital energy 氣|气 through coordinated breathing, movement and meditation
zero power reactor
(chemistry) functional group
Mt Wugong in Jiangxi
to claim credit for other people's achievements (idiom)
Koxinga (1624-1662), military leader
to render meritorious military service

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