功臣 (gōng chén): Заслуженный чиновник

The company went from the brink of bankruptcy to today's industry leader, and Old Zhang is the greatest hero behind it; everyone is thoroughly convinced of that.

The new drug finally passed approval; those researchers who persevered for ten years are all heroes of the nation.

During this flood-fighting and disaster relief effort, he risked his life to save more than a dozen people and was called a flood-fighting hero by the local residents.

Without these unsung sanitation workers, the city couldn't be this clean; they are also the heroes of urban management.

At the company's annual meeting, the boss specifically thanked those heroes who stayed at their posts when the project was most difficult, and awarded them bonuses.