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功臣

功臣 (gōng chén): Meritorious official / hero (Noun) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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Character Breakdown

功臣 consists of 2 characters.

achievement, merit, work, result

minister, official, subject of a ruler

Word Info

Pinyingōng chén

MeaningMeritorious official / hero

Characters2

HSK 2.0—

HSK 3.0Level 7-9

SyntaxNoun

Word功臣

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3.

How to Use 功臣 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 功臣 with other words naturally.

Measure Word + Nounwith位

yí一

wèi位

gōng功

chén臣

neutral

a hero

Verb + Objectwith成为

chéng成

wéi为

gōng功

chén臣

Noun + Nounwith模范

gōng功

chén臣

mó模

fàn范

Adjective + Nounwith开国

kāi开

guó国

gōng功

chén臣

4.

Example Sentences with 功臣

tā他

shì是

gōng公

sī司

de的

gōng功

chén臣

neutral

become a hero

formal

Written

heroic model

formal

founding hero

。

He is a hero of the company.

méi没

yǒu有

zhè这

xiē些

mù幕

hòu后

gōng功

chén臣

de的

mò默

mò默

fù付

chū出

，

gōng公

sī司

bù不

kě可

néng能

qǔ取

dé得

jīn今

tiān天

de的

chéng成

jiù就

。

Without the silent dedication of these unsung heroes, the company could not have achieved today's success.

nán难

dào道

nǐ你

rèn认

wéi为

zì自

jǐ己

cái才

shì是

zhè这

ge个

xiàng项

mù目

dì的

wéi唯

yī一

gōng功

chén臣

ma吗

？

Do you really think you are the only hero of this project?

zhè这

wèi位

kē科

xué学

jiā家

shì是

guó国

jiā家

de的

gōng功

chén臣

，

yīn因

wèi为

tā他

fā发

míng明

le了

xīn新

yào药

。

This scientist is a national hero because he invented a new medicine.

tā他

suī虽

bèi被

chēng称

zuò作

gōng功

chén臣

，

què却

cóng从

wèi未

yīn因

cǐ此

jū居

gōng功

zì自

ào傲

，

fǎn反

ér而

gèng更

jiā加

qiān谦

xùn逊

。

Although he is called a hero, he never becomes arrogant because of it; instead, he remains even more humble.

zài在

qìng庆

zhù祝

wǎn晚

yàn宴

shàng上

，

lǎo老

bǎn板

qīn亲

zì自

xiàng向

měi每

wèi位

gōng功

chén臣

jìng敬

jiǔ酒

zhì致

xiè谢

。

At the celebration banquet, the boss personally toasted and thanked each hero.

zài在

xiàng项

mù目

chéng成

gōng功

wán完

chéng成

hòu后

，

jīng经

lǐ理

chēng称

zàn赞

tuán团

duì队

zhōng中

de的

měi每

gè个

rén人

dōu都

shì是

gōng功

chén臣

。

After the project was successfully completed, the manager praised everyone in the team as heroes.

tā他

bìng并

fēi非

zhè这

cì次

gǎi改

gé革

de的

gōng功

chén臣

，

fǎn反

ér而

yīn因

qí其

bǎo保

shǒu守

tài态

dù度

zǔ阻

ài碍

le了

jìn进

chéng程

。

He is not a hero of this reform; on the contrary, his conservative attitude hindered the progress.

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功能gōng néngHSK 5
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功劳gōng láoHSK 6
功效gōng xiàoHSK 6
气功qì gōngHSK 6

Words with 臣

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