功成不居 gōng chéng bù jū

not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)

Word data

HSK Not in HSK
Frequency Unknown

Definitions

  1. 1. not to claim personal credit for achievement (idiom)

Characters

Character Meaning
功 gōng HSK 4
meritorious deed or service; achievement; accomplishment
成 chéng HSK 3
to become; to succeed; to complete
不 bù HSK 1
not; no; (negative prefix)
居 jū HSK 3
to reside; to be (in a certain position); residence