有功

yǒugōng
  1. (electrical engineering) active
  2. active
  3. someone who has performed meritorious service
  4. to perform meritorious service

Wiktionary

Entry Composition

=1 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=1 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
2 功 gōng
  1. meritorious deed or service
  2. achievement
  3. result
  4. service
  5. accomplishment
  6. work (physics)

Containing this entry

不求有功，但求無過 bùqiúyǒugōng,dànqiúwúguò
  1. lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. fig. to take a risk-averse approach