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将功补过 — “Make up for a fault with a good deed”

将功补过 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make amends for one's mistakes or faults by performing good deeds or rendering meritorious service; to atone for one's misdeeds with good deeds”. Literally, “Make up for a fault with a good deed”.

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将功补过 Pronunciation and Pinyin

  • 将jiāng
  • 功gōng
  • 补bǔ
  • 过guò

将功补过 Character Breakdown

CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
将
jiāng10about to happen, to lead
功
gōng5merit achievement work skill
补
bǔ8mend, supplement, or benefit
过
guò7pass, cross, or go over

Example Sentence with 将功补过

他知道自己犯了错,所以决定在接下来的任务中加倍努力,将功补过。
He knew he had made a mistake, so he decided to redouble his efforts in the next task to make amends.

Idioms Related to 将功补过

Synonyms of 将功补过

  • jiāng将gōng功zhé折zuì罪atone for misdeeds with meritorious service

Antonyms of 将功补过

  • jiāng将cuò错jiù就cuò错make the best of a bad situation

More idioms starting with 将

  • qiāng将bó伯zhī之zhù助seek help from an elder
  • qiāng将bó伯zhī之hū呼appeal for help
  • jiāng将xìn信jiāng将yí疑half-believing, half-doubting
  • jiāng将gōng功shé折guò过atone for faults with good deeds
  • jiāng将gōng功dǐ抵zuì罪atone for a crime by rendering meritorious service
  • jiāng将gōng功shú赎zuì罪atone for sins by good deeds
  • jiāng将yǒng勇bīng兵qiáng强brave generals and strong soldiers
  • jiāng将yǒng勇bīng兵xióng雄brave commanders and mighty soldiers
  • jiāng将qín勤bǔ补zhuō拙compensate for lack of talent with diligence
  • jiāng将qǔ取gù固yǔ予Give first to receive
  • jiāng将zài在jūn军,,jūn君mìng命yǒu有suǒ所bù不shòu受

Questions about 将功补过

What does 将功补过 mean?
将功补过 (jiāng gōng bǔ guò) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “to make amends for one's mistakes or faults by performing good deeds or rendering meritorious service; to atone for one's misdeeds with good deeds”.
How do you pronounce 将功补过?
将功补过 is pronounced jiāng gōng bǔ guò in Mandarin Chinese.
What does 将功补过 literally mean?
Literally, 将功补过 means “Make up for a fault with a good deed”. It is used to mean “to make amends for one's mistakes or faults by performing good deeds or rendering meritorious service; to atone for one's misdeeds with good deeds”.
What is the Chinese definition of 将功补过?
将:用。用功劳来补偿过错。
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