---
title: "Gongke Meaning: 功课 (homework) or 攻克 (to capture)?"
description: "功课 (traditional 功課, gōngkè) means “homework; schoolwork”. Not the gongke you heard? See 攻克, 工科. Hear its tones, see what 功 and 课 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongke"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 功课 mean?

猫头鹰māotóuyīngowl

功课 gōngkè

## homework; schoolwork

## It can also mean

- (fig.) preparation; research (as in 做功课)

## Its characters

1. 功 gōng work
2. 课 kè class

## In a sentence

我哥哥很快就把功课做完了。 My elder brother finished his homework very quickly.

[More about 功课](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%8A%9F%E8%AF%BE)

## Other words said gongke

- [攻克gōngkèto capture (a city)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E6%94%BB%E5%85%8B)
- [工科gōngkēengineering (as a field of study)](https://mandarinthewild.com/words/%E5%B7%A5%E7%A7%91)

## More words with 功 or 课

- [成功 chénggōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/chenggong)
- [功夫 gōngfu](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongfu)
- [功能 gōngnéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongneng)
- [功效 gōngxiào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongxiao)
- [课程 kèchéng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kecheng)
- [课堂 kètáng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/ketang)
- [课题 kètí](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/keti)
- [课文 kèwén](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/kewen)
- [上课 shàngkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/shangke)
- [下课 xiàkè](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/xiake)

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