Definition

1. Noun:
   • Merit; Distinguished Service; Feat: Refers to outstanding achievements, great deeds, or significant contributions, especially those performed for the benefit of the community, country, or a cause, which earn recognition and honor.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Ông ấy được triều đình ghi nhận công trạng. (His distinguished service was recorded by the royal court.)
  • Không nên khoe khoang công trạng của mình. (One should not boast about one's merits.)
  • Lịch sử ghi lại công trạng của các vị anh hùng. (History records the great feats of heroes.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is often used in formal, historical, or official contexts to evaluate and honor contributions over a long period or of great significance.
• It can imply a moral or ethical weight, suggesting the deeds were not only successful but also righteous or for the common good.

Variants and Related Words

• Công lao (n): Merits, efforts, contributions. Often used more broadly than "công trạng," which implies more exceptional, heroic deeds.
  • Công lao của thầy cô giáo rất lớn. (The contributions of teachers are very great.)
• Thành tích (n): Achievements, accomplishments. Can be used in both formal and everyday contexts, including academics and sports, and does not necessarily carry the same heroic connotation as "công trạng."
  • Thành tích học tập của cô ấy rất tốt. (Her academic achievements are very good.)

Synonyms

• Merit: The quality of being particularly good or worthy, especially so as to deserve praise or reward.
• Exploit: A bold or daring feat.
• Distinguished Service: Excellent service, often recognized formally.

Related Idioms

• Lập công trạng: To perform meritorious deeds; to distinguish oneself by great service.
  • Vị tướng mong muốn lập công trạng để bảo vệ đất nước. (The general wished to perform meritorious deeds to protect the country.)
• Kể công trạng: To recount one's merits (often with a negative connotation of boasting).
  • Anh ta suốt ngày kể công trạng của mình với mọi người. (He spends all day recounting his merits to everyone.)