claim credit for others' work
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesverb
to claim credit for someone else's achievements; to take credit for others' work
Often carries a negative connotation. Common collocations include 邀功请赏. Also written as 要功.
Tā他
zǒng总
shì是
bǎ把
bié别
rén人
de的
chéng成
jì绩
ná拿
lái来
yāo邀
gōng功
。
He always takes credit for other people's achievements.
Zhè这
gè个
rén人
zhǐ只
huì会
yāo邀
gōng功
qǐng请
shǎng赏
，
cóng从
bù不
shí实
gàn干
。
This person only knows how to claim credit and seek rewards, never doing practical work.
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Zài在
tuán团
duì队
bào报
gào告
zhōng中
，
tā他
chèn趁
jī机
yāo邀
gōng功
，
yǐn引
qǐ起
le了
tóng同
shì事
de的
bù不
mǎn满
。
In the team report, he took the opportunity to claim credit, causing dissatisfaction among his colleagues.