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HSK
function; capability
HSK 3
skill / art / kung fu / labor / effort
HSK 3
homework / assignment / task / classwork / lesson / study / CL: 門|门
HSK 3
charactercopystroke orderAIpronouncebaikeskritterexampleCorrect
  *功* | 功* | *功
meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)
HSK 7-9
efficacy
HSK 7-9
power (rate of doing work, measured in watts)
HSK 7-9
record of achievements; (fig.) laurels (as sth one rests on)
effort will undoubtedly lead to success (idiom)
merit / efficacy / competence / skill / power
HSK 7-9
function
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
utility
very concentrated type of tea drunk in Chaozhou, Fujian and Taiwan
one's contributions cannot go unnoticed (idiom)
power amplifier (abbr. for 功率放大器)
contribution / meritorious service / credit
HSK 7-9
to win success and recognition (idiom)
menu (software)
training in the basic skills / knowledge of the fundamentals
HSK 7-9
virtuous achievements come to their successful conclusion (idiom)
achievement / outstanding work / glorious deed
electric consumption / power wastage
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)
no end of virtuous achievements (idiom); boundless beneficence
merits and demerits / contributions and errors
achievements and crimes
function library
high merit and worthy prospects (idiom)
high merit that one can never repay (idiom); invaluable achievements
to fail within sight of success (idiom); last-minute failure / to fall at the last hurdle / snatching defeat from the jaws of victory
meritorious service; distinguished contribution; achievement of great merit
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
(chemistry) functional group
function word
utilitarianism
position and wealth (idiom); rank, fame and fortune
to fully achieve one's ambitions (idiom)
(ecology) functional group
achievements and virtue
decree
functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI)
functional module
achievement
kung flu
not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)
Chinese translation of "kung flu", a term used by US President Trump in 2020 to refer to COVID-19 as a "Chinese" disease


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