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功能

gōng néng · gong neng

Same in simplified and traditional Chinese

HSK 3Old HSK 5

Meaning

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  1. function; capability
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A phone feature

  1. Dengdeng

    我(wǒ)的(de)新(xīn)手机(shǒujī)有(yǒu)个(gè)好(hǎo)功能(gōngnéng)，可以(kěyǐ)把(bǎ)你(nǐ)的(de)话(huà)写成(xiěchéng)字(zì)。

    My new phone has a great feature: it turns your words into text.

  2. Liangliang

    真的(zhēnde)？这个(zhège)功能(gōngnéng)我(wǒ)要(yào)试试(shìshì)。

    Really? I want to try this feature.

  3. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)对(duì)它(tā)说(shuō)一句话(yījùhuà)。

    Say a sentence to it.

  4. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)是(shì)亮亮(liàngliàng)。

    I am Liangliang.

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)写成(xiěchéng)了(le)：我(wǒ)是(shì)两两(liǎngliǎng)。

    It wrote: I am Two-Two.

  6. Liangliang

    这个(zhège)功能(gōngnéng)不太(bùtài)准(zhǔn)啊(a)。

    This feature is not very accurate.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

记(jì)忆(yì)是(shì)我(wǒ)们(men)大(dà)脑(nǎo)的(de)一(yì)种(zhǒng)主(zhǔ)要(yào)功(gōng)能(néng)。

Memory is an essential function of our brain.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by Dejo · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

这(zhè)款(kuǎn)手(shǒu)机(jī)有(yǒu)很(hěn)多(duō)实(shí)用(yòng)的(de)功(gōng)能(néng)。

This phone has many practical functions.

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The characters

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功
gōng

meritorious deed or service; achievement

能
néng

can; to be able to

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