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将功赎罪

jiāng gōng shú zuìdictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts
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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

將功贖罪 将功赎罪 [jiang1 gong1 shu2 zui4] /to atone for one's crimes by meritorious acts/

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Other forms in these source records: 將功贖罪

  • 将
    jiāng

    will / shall / to use / to take / to checkmate / just a short while ago / (introduces object of main verb, used in the same way as 把[bǎ])

    jiàng

    (bound form) a general / (literary) to command / to lead / (Chinese chess) general (on the black side, equivalent to a king in Western chess)

    qiāng

    to desire / to invite / to request

  • 功
    gōng

    meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)

  • 赎
    shú

    to redeem / to ransom

  • 罪
    zuì

    guilt / crime / fault / blame / sin / variant of 罪[zuì], crime

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.