日起有功 rìqǐyǒugōng effort leads to success Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 日 rì nounadjective daily daily; every day; day by day起 qǐ particleverb to start to begin; to launch; to initiate; starting from (a time, place, or amount)有功 yǒugōng to have merit to perform meritorious service; to have achievements or contributions to one's credit