功劳

功劳 gōngláo

Contribution (service)

功劳 in a sentence HSK 6 繁體功勞 gonglao

What 功劳 means

Contribution (service)

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Character by character

功劳 is written with 2 characters. Chinese words are usually easier to remember once you can see what each part contributes.

功

gōng

Contribution (achievement)

劳

láo

Work (exhausted - toil - service)

Words that share a character with 功劳

How to write 功劳

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功劳 in a sentence

这次成功有他很大的功劳。

Zhè cì chénggōng yǒu tā hěn dà de gōngláo.

Much of the credit for this success is his.

他从不提自己的功劳。

Tā cóng bù tí zìjǐ de gōngláo.

He never mentions his own contribution.

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Questions about 功劳

What does 功劳 mean in English?

功劳 is pronounced gōngláo and means Contribution (service).

How do you pronounce 功劳?

功劳 is gōngláo in pinyin — written gonglao without tone marks. Press the audio button on this page to hear it spoken by a native voice.

What are the characters in 功劳?

功劳 is written with 2 characters: 功 (gōng) Contribution (achievement), 劳 (láo) Work (exhausted - toil - service). Knowing the parts is usually how the whole word becomes memorable.

How is 功劳 written in traditional Chinese?

功勞. The simplified form 功劳 is used in mainland China and Singapore; 功勞 is used in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau. Both are pronounced gōngláo.

Is 功劳 an HSK word?

Yes — 功劳 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list. You can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

Studied around the same time

公式 gōngshì 公务 gōngwù 公正 gōngzhèng 公证 gōngzhèng 功效 gōngxiào 攻击 gōngjī 攻克 gōngkè 供不应求 gōngbùyìngqiú

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