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戴罪立功
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戴罪立功 — “To atone for one's misdeeds by rendering meritorious service”

戴罪立功 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to atone for one's misdeeds by rendering meritorious service”. To make amends for one's wrongdoing through good deeds. Literally, “bear guilt and render meritorious service”.

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戴罪立功 Pronunciation and Pinyin

戴罪立功 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
戴
dài17wear on head or body
罪
zuì13crime, sin, or fault
立
lì5stand, establish, immediately
功
gōng5merit achievement work skill

Example Sentence with 戴罪立功

他决定戴罪立功,通过出色的表现来弥补过去的过失。
He decided to atone for his past mistakes by rendering meritorious service through outstanding performance.

Idioms Related to 戴罪立功

Synonyms of 戴罪立功

  • gǎi改xié邪guī归zhèng正mend one's ways
  • lì立gōng功shú赎zuì罪atone for sins by meritorious service

Antonyms of 戴罪立功

  • sǐ死bù不gǎi改huǐ悔unrepentant until death
  • fù负yú隅wán顽kàng抗make a desperate, stubborn last stand

More idioms starting with 戴

  • dài戴fā发hán含yá牙a human being with hair and teeth
  • dài戴fā发hán含chǐ齿to be a human being
  • dài戴yuán圆lǚ履fāng方to live on earth as a human
  • dài戴dà大mào帽zi子unfairly label someone with exaggerated accusation
  • dài戴tiān天lǚ履dì地live between heaven and earth
  • dài戴tiān天jí蹐dì地profound gratitude as vast as heaven and earth
  • dài戴tóu头ér而lái来come undaunted
  • dài戴tóu头shí识liǎn脸to have dignity and social standing
  • dài戴rì日dài戴dòu斗all over the world
  • dài戴xīng星ér而chū出leave home before dawn
  • dài戴yuè月pī披xīng星to work tirelessly day and night
  • dài戴qīng清lǚ履zhuó浊to live between heaven and earth

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Questions about 戴罪立功

What does 戴罪立功 mean?

戴罪立功 (dài zuì lì gōng) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to atone for one's misdeeds by rendering meritorious service”.

How do you pronounce 戴罪立功?

戴罪立功 is pronounced dài zuì lì gōng in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 戴罪立功 literally mean?

Literally, 戴罪立功 means “bear guilt and render meritorious service”. It is used to mean “to atone for one's misdeeds by rendering meritorious service”.

What is the Chinese definition of 戴罪立功?

带着罪过或错误去创立功勋,以功赎罪。

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