at one for one’s crimes by doing good deeds;redeem oneself by good service; atone for one’s past blunders ❍ 这一次，实际上是带罪图功，所以更缺乏信心。(罗广斌、杨益言《红岩》424) The fact that this time he was expected to atone for all his past blunders did nothing to alleviate his forebodings.
戴罪立功dai zui li gong
atone for one’s crimes by doing good deeds
戴罪立功
atone for one’s offense by rendering good service; redeem oneself by doing good deeds
戴罪立功dài zuì lì ɡōnɡ
指有罪的人建立功绩来补偿罪责。atone for one’s crimes by doing good deeds, perform merits to atone for one’s misdeed, make up for the crime one had committed