功业

功業

gōngyè

noun

Meanings

HSK 6

他年轻时就想建立一番功业。

Tā niánqīng shí jiù xiǎng jiànlì yì fān gōngyè.

Even as a young man he wanted to achieve something great.

HSK 7-9

诸葛亮一生的功业，至今为后人传颂。

Zhūgě Liàng yìshēng de gōngyè, zhìjīn wéi hòurén chuánsòng.

Zhuge Liang's lifetime of great deeds is still celebrated today.

usage

功业 is formal and written, used for the deeds of rulers, generals and statesmen. In everyday speech say 成就 (achievements) or 事业 (career, life's work).

功 gōng

业 yè