汗 hàn
- Strokes
- 6
- Radical
- 氵 — water
- Made of
- 氵 water 干 arid, dry
- How it's built
- Phono-semantic — one part hints at the meaning, another at the sound
汗马功劳
hànmǎgōngláo
outstanding contribution; great service
Characters in this word
马 mǎ
- Strokes
- 3
- Radical
- 马 — horse
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
功 gōng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
劳 láo
- Strokes
- 7
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 这位老教练对球队的成长有汗马功劳。 Zhè wèi lǎo jiàoliàn duì qiúduì de chéngzhǎng yǒu hànmǎ gōngláo. This old coach made a great contribution to the team's growth.
- 这支小团队为新产品的成功立下了汗马功劳。 Zhè zhī xiǎo tuánduì wèi xīn chǎnpǐn de chénggōng lìxià le hànmǎ gōngláo. This small team made an outstanding contribution to the new product's success.
- 这次活动办得这么好，厨师们的汗马功劳不能忘。 Zhè cì huódòng bàn de zhème hǎo, chúshīmen de hànmǎ gōngláo bù néng wàng. The event went so well; we can't forget the chefs' great contribution.
Related words
- 出汗 chūhàn to sweat
- 汗 hàn sweat
- 马路 mǎlù street, road
- 马上 mǎshàng right away, at once
- 马 mǎ horse
- 马虎 mǎhu careless, sloppy
- 斑马线 bānmǎxiàn zebra crossing; pedestrian crossing
- 黑马 hēimǎ dark horse
- 骏马 jùnmǎ fine horse; steed
- 马后炮 mǎhòupào belated advice; hindsight criticism
- 马力 mǎlì horsepower
- 马桶 mǎtǒng toilet