公 开 gōng kāi public / to publish / to make public 公 共 gōng gòng public / common / communal 国 有 guó yǒu nationalized / public / government owned / state-owned 公 众 gōng zhòng public 公 用 gōng yòng public / for public use 国 立 guó lì national / state-run / public 公 立 gōng lì public (e.g. school, hospital) 公 用 事 业 gōng yòng shì yè public 阳 光 yáng guāng sunshine / (of personality) upbeat / energetic / transparent (open to public scrutiny) 公 布 gōng bù to announce / to make public / to publish 兄 弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal 人 士 rén shì person / figure / public figure 广 场 guǎng chǎng public square / plaza 作 出 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract 公 园 gōng yuán park (for public recreation) / CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4] 公 安 gōng ān (Ministry of) Public Security / public safety / public security 亮 相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 公 交 gōng jiāo public transportation / mass transit / abbr. for 公共交通[gong1 gong4 jiao1 tong1] 披 露 pī lù to reveal / to publish / to make public / to announce 保 安 bǎo ān to ensure public security / to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production) / public security / security guard 治 安 zhì ān law and order / public security 公 益 gōng yì public good / public welfare 公 安 局 gōng ān jú public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station) 首 发 shǒu fā first issue / first public showing 公 安 机 关 gōng ān jī guān public security bureau 舆 论 yú lùn public opinion 民 工 mín gōng migrant worker (who moved from a rural area of China to a city to find work) / temporary worker enlisted on a public project 知 名 度 zhī míng dù reputation / profile / familiarity in the public consciousness 公 交 车 gōng jiāo chē public transport vehicle / town bus / CL:輛|辆[liang4] 宣 扬 xuān yáng to proclaim / to make public or well known 公 关 gōng guān public relations 公 示 gōng shì to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments) / public notification 小 妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 张 扬 zhāng yáng to display ostentatiously / to bring out into the open / to make public / to spread around / flamboyant / brash 公 安 部 Gōng ān bù Ministry of Public Security 民 意 mín yì public opinion / popular will / public will 出 道 chū dào to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc) / to start one's career 政 府 采 购 public procurement 节 假 日 jié jià rì public holiday 口 碑 kǒu bēi public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom 公 道 gōng dào justice / fairness / public highway 当 众 dāng zhòng in public / in front of everybody 报 告 会 bào gào huì public lecture (with guest speakers etc) 风 头 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight 检 察 官 jiǎn chá guān public prosecutor / public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) 公 共 场 所 gōng gòng chǎng suǒ public place 上 榜 shàng bǎng to appear on the public roll of successful examinees (i.e. pass an exam) / to make the list / (of a song) to hit the charts 株 式 会 社 zhū shì huì shè Japanese limited company / corporation / public company / Ltd / p.l.c. / Corp / Japanese pr. kabushiki-gaisha 公 共 卫 生 gōng gòng wèi shēng public health 台 面 tái miàn tabletop / countertop / (fig.) public view / plain sight / (gambling) stake 公 款 gōng kuǎn public money 公 诉 gōng sù public prosecution / criminal prosecution 公 共 服 务 gōng gòng fú wù public service 公 厕 gōng cè public toilet 国 库 guó kù public purse / state treasury / national exchequer 公 益 事 业 gōng yì shì yè service to the public / public welfare undertaking / charity / social facility 公 共 关 系 gōng gòng guān xì public relations 公 德 gōng dé public ethics / social morality 公 映 gōng yìng public screening (of a movie) 公 职 gōng zhí civil service / public office / government job 公 仆 gōng pú public servant / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] 公 益 活 动 gōng yì huó dòng charity event / public service activities 公 共 交 通 gōng gòng jiāo tōng public transport / mass transit 审 计 署 shěn jì shǔ audit office / public accounts committee 公 共 设 施 gōng gòng shè shī public facilities / infrastructure 环 卫 huán wèi public cleanliness / (urban) sanitation / environmental sanitation / abbr. for 環境衛生|环境卫生[huan2 jing4 wei4 sheng1] 澡 堂 zǎo táng public baths 公 共 安 全 gōng gòng ān quán public safety 公 费 gōng fèi at public expense 场 子 chǎng zi (coll.) gathering place / public venue 公 有 制 gōng yǒu zhì public ownership 浴 池 yù chí public bath 风 化 fēng huà decency / public morals / to weather (rocks) / wind erosion 公 私 gōng sī public and private (interests, initiative etc) 公 墓 gōng mù public cemetery 公 敌 gōng dí public enemy 公 房 gōng fáng public housing / dormitory, esp. for unmarried people 市 集 shì jí fair / market (in a public place) / small town 知 名 人 士 zhī míng rén shì public figure / celebrity 首 演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing 入 园 rù yuán to enter a park or other place for public recreation (typically, one whose name ends in 園|园: a zoo 動物園|动物园[dong4 wu4 yuan2], amusement park 遊樂園|游乐园[you2 le4 yuan2] etc) / to enrol in a kindergarten 幼兒園|幼儿园[you4 er2 yuan2] / to start going to kindergarten 公 共 事 业 gōng gòng shì yè public utility / state-run enterprise / public foundation or enterprise, often charitable 公 共 财 政 gōng gòng cái zhèng public finance 公 网 gōng wǎng (computing) public network / wide area network / Internet 公 信 力 gōng xìn lì public trust / credibility 公 益 金 gōng yì jīn public welfare funds / community chest 公 休 日 gōng xiū rì public holiday 公 害 gōng hài public hazard, nuisance 公 共 秩 序 gōng gòng zhì xù public order 公 共 政 策 gōng gòng zhèng cè public policy 批 斗 pī dòu to drag sb before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate and physically abuse them (esp. during the Cultural Revolution) 还 乡 huán xiāng to return home / fig. to retire from public life 声 张 shēng zhāng to make public / to disclose 公 用 电 话 gōng yòng diàn huà public phone / CL:部[bu4] 公 决 gōng jué public decision (by ballot) / majority decision / a joint decision / referendum 公 共 厕 所 gōng gòng cè suǒ public toilet 众 矢 之 的 zhòng shǐ zhī dì lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom) / the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides 广 电 局 guǎng diàn jú public broadcasting service 狗 粮 gǒu liáng dog food / (Internet slang) public display of affection (term used by singles 單身狗|单身狗[dan1 shen1 gou3] forced to "eat" it) 抛 头 露 面 pāo tóu lòu miàn to show your face in public (derog.)