# 立功 (lìgōng)

In Mandarin Chinese, 立功 (lìgōng) means “to perform meritorious service; to achieve distinction”. It is part of the HSK 7–9 vocabulary list in the official HSK 3.0 standard.

- Meaning: to perform meritorious service; to achieve distinction
- Pinyin: lìgōng (li4 gong1)
- HSK 3.0 · Level 7–9

## Examples

- 救援犬在这次搜救中立功了。
  Jiùyuánquǎn zài zhè cì sōujiù zhōng lìgōng le.
  The rescue dog performed a great service in the search.

## Characters

- [立](https://hanziro.com/word/li-stand/) (lì): to stand; to set up
- [功](https://hanziro.com/word/gong-achievement/) (gōng): achievement; merit

https://hanziro.com/word/li-gong-perform-meritorious-service/

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