Progress in Chinese starts with characters, then words, finally idioms. Here’s a free look at 「將功折過」 and its explanation.
We’re presenting the idiom 「將功折過」 this time—its explanation and use are detailed below.
Use merit to compensate for mistakes. Same as “offsetting sins with merits”.
The Mandarin pronunciation of this idiom is :
jiāng gōng shé guò
while its Cantonese pinyin is :
jeung1 gung1 jit3 gwo3
There are countless Chinese idioms, all rich in meaning and application. Each one is unique, and we hope this information helps you explore and enhance your Chinese language knowledge.

