Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
头功
tóugōng
Description
"头功"的意思是在一件事里最大、最重要的功劳。
"头功" means the greatest and most important credit in a matter.
如果一个人的贡献最大，我们常说这次的头功是他的。
If a person's contribution is the greatest, we often say the 头功 belongs to him.
Meanings
头功tóugōng
the greatest or first-ranking merit or credit
这次比赛赢了，他立了头功。
He took the lead in winning this competition.
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Notes
- Etymology
头 (head, first) + 功 (merit), literally "first merit," i.e. the top credit.
- Nuance
often used with the verb 立 (立头功) to mean "earn the top credit."
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