功 gōng — merit; achievement; result; service; accomplishment
只要努力，就一定会成功。Zhǐ yào nǔ lì, jiù yí dìng huì chéng gōng.As long as you work hard, you will surely succeed.
Common words: 成功 (chéng gōng)、功能 (gōng néng)、功夫 (gōng fu)
Meaning Index
Chinese characters meaning "accomplishment"
Learn Chinese characters with the meaning "accomplishment", including 功 (gōng), 绩 (jī / jì). Study pinyin, English meanings, traditional forms, common words…
How to Study This Meaning Group
The English word "accomplishment" covers 2 different Chinese characters — 功 (gōng), 绩 (jī / jì) — and each is its own word with its own feel. These 2 characters do not share a sound — their readings span gōng, jī, jì — so confirm the pinyin and tone for each one separately. The example sentences further down show how 功 and the others are actually used, so you learn them in context rather than as a single translation.
- 功 gōngmerit; achievement; result; service; accomplishmentUseful words: 成功, 功能
- 绩 jī / jìmerit; accomplishmentUseful words: 成绩, 业绩
Common words for these 2 "accomplishment" characters
Anchor each of these 2 characters in a word you can picture — start with 功 (gōng) — so "accomplishment" turns into concrete usage instead of a one-to-one translation.
成功chéng gōngto succeed; success; successful; fruitful功能gōng néngfunction; capability功夫gōng fuskill; art; kung fu; labor成绩chéng jìachievement; performance records; grades业绩yè jìachievement; accomplishment; (in more recent usage) performance (of a business, employee etc); results绩点jì diǎn(education) grade point
See each character in a sentence
Each character below is shown in a short example sentence with pinyin and an English translation — the quickest way to feel the difference between the 2 ways to say "accomplishment".
绩 jī / jì — merit; accomplishment
经过努力，他的成绩有了很大的进步。Jīng guò nǔ lì, tā de chéng jì yǒu le hěn dà de jìn bù.After hard work, his grades improved a lot.
Common words: 成绩 (chéng jì)、业绩 (yè jì)、绩点 (jì diǎn)
All 2 characters
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