công trạng
Definition
- 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.)