立功贖罪

to redeem oneself / to atone

to stand / to set up / to establish / to lay down / to draw up / at once / immediately

to render meritorious service (one the three imperishables 三不朽[san1 bu4 xiu3]) / to make worthy contributions / to distinguish oneself

meritorious deed or service / achievement / result / service / accomplishment / work (physics)

to redeem / to ransom

to atone for one's crime / to buy freedom from punishment / redemption / atonement

guilt / crime / fault / blame / sin

variant of 罪[zui4], crime