立 lì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
立功
lìgōng
to render meritorious service; to perform a feat
Characters in this word
功 gōng
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 力 — strength, power
- How it's built
- Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
Example phrases
- 那名消防员在爆炸前冲进车间救出两名工人，因此被记立功一次。 Nà míng xiāofángyuán zài bàozhà qián chōng jìn chējiān jiù chū liǎng míng gōngrén, yīncǐ bèi jì lìgōng yí cì. The firefighter rushed into the workshop before the explosion and saved two workers, so he was recorded as having performed meritorious service.
- 小狗帮忙找到了走失的孩子，立功了，主人奖励了它一根骨头。 Xiǎo gǒu bāngmáng zhǎodào le zǒushī de háizi, lìgōng le, zhǔrén jiǎnglì le tā yì gēn gǔtou. The little dog helped find the lost child and earned its merit, so its owner rewarded it with a bone.
- 他想在新岗位上多做出成绩，争取早日立功。 Tā xiǎng zài xīn gǎngwèi shang duō zuòchū chéngjì, zhēngqǔ zǎorì lìgōng. He wants to achieve more in his new position and hopes to earn recognition soon.