功德无量

功德無量

gōngdé-wúliàng

idiom #62,705

Meanings

HSK 7-9

您帮助这些孩子上学，真是功德无量。

Nín bāngzhù zhèxiē háizi shàngxué, zhēnshì gōngdé-wúliàng.

Helping these children get an education - truly a deed of boundless merit.

HSK 7-9

修建这座桥造福百姓，功德无量。

Xiūjiàn zhè zuò qiáo zàofú bǎixìng, gōngdé-wúliàng.

Building this bridge benefits the people - an immeasurable good deed.

culture

Rooted in Buddhist vocabulary: 功德 (merit) and 无量 (immeasurable) are both core terms. Now secularized as high praise for any great service.

功 gōng

德 dé

无 wú

量 liàng