# 功臣 (gōngchén)

In Mandarin Chinese, 功臣 (gōngchén) means “person of great service; hero”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: person of great service; hero
- Pinyin: gōngchén (gong1 chen2)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 他是这次胜利的功臣。
  Tā shì zhè cì shènglì de gōngchén.
  He is the hero behind this victory.

## Characters

- [功](https://hanziro.com/word/gong-achievement/) (gōng): achievement; merit
- 臣 (chén): state official or subject in dynastic China; Kangxi radical 131

https://hanziro.com/word/gong-chen-person-great-service/

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