将功补过

jiāng gōng bǔ guò

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Definitions

  1. 1. to make up for one's faults by doing good deeds (idiom)

Child Words of 将功补过

功
gōng

meritorious deed or service

将
jiāng

will

将
jiàng

(bound form) a general

将
qiāng

to desire

补
bǔ

to repair

过
guò

to cross

过
guo

(experienced action marker)

补过
bǔ guò

to make up for an earlier mistake