Word: 功 (gōng) 功 dictionary entry gōng meritorious deed or service; achievement; result; service; accomplishment; work (physics) Full dictionary entry for 功 Example sentences using 功 3 sentences, showing page 1 of 1. 力和距离的乘积叫做功。 Lì hé jùlí de chéngjī jiàozuò gōng. The product of force and distance is called work. 台上一分钟，台下十年功 táishàng yìfēnzhōng, táixià shínián gōng one minute on stage, ten years of work off stage 这是医生的功，不是药的功。 Zhè shì yīshēng de gōng, bú shì yào de gōng. This is the doctor's achievement, not the medicine's.