"Public" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 gōng kāi public / to publish / to make public
 gōng gòng public / common / communal
 guó yǒu nationalized / public / government owned / state-owned
 gōng zhòng public
 gōng yòng public / for public use
 guó lì national / state-run / public
 gōng lì public (e.g. school, hospital)
 gōng yòng shì yè public
 yáng guāng sunshine / (of personality) upbeat / energetic / transparent (open to public scrutiny)
 gōng bù to announce / to make public / to publish
 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal
 rén shì person / figure / public figure
广 guǎng chǎng public square / plaza
 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
 gōng yuán park (for public recreation) / CL:個|个[ge4],座[zuo4]
 gōng ān (Ministry of) Public Security / public safety / public security
 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
 gōng jiāo public transportation / mass transit / abbr. for 公共交通[gong1 gong4 jiao1 tong1]
 pī lù to reveal / to publish / to make public / to announce
 bǎo ān to ensure public security / to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production) / public security / security guard
 zhì ān law and order / public security
 gōng yì public good / public welfare
 gōng ān jú public security bureau (government office similar in function to a police station)
 shǒu fā first issue / first public showing
 gōng ān jī guān public security bureau
 yú lùn public opinion
 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
 zhī míng dù reputation / profile / familiarity in the public consciousness
 gōng jiāo chē public transport vehicle / town bus / CL:輛|辆[liang4]
 xuān yáng to proclaim / to make public or well known
 gōng guān public relations
 gōng shì to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments) / public notification
 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc)
 zhāng yáng to display ostentatiously / to bring out into the open / to make public / to spread around / flamboyant / brash
 Gōng ān bù Ministry of Public Security
 mín yì public opinion / popular will / public will
 chū dào to make one's first public performance (of an entertainer etc) / to start one's career
  public procurement
 jié jià rì public holiday
 kǒu bēi public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom
 gōng dào justice / fairness / public highway
 dāng zhòng in public / in front of everybody
 bào gào huì public lecture (with guest speakers etc)
 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
 jiǎn chá guān public prosecutor / public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution)
 gōng gòng chǎng suǒ public place
 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
 zhū shì huì shè Japanese limited company / corporation / public company / Ltd / p.l.c. / Corp / Japanese pr. kabushiki-gaisha
 gōng gòng wèi shēng public health
 tái miàn tabletop / countertop / (fig.) public view / plain sight / (gambling) stake
 gōng kuǎn public money
 gōng sù public prosecution / criminal prosecution
 gōng gòng fú wù public service
 gōng cè public toilet
 guó kù public purse / state treasury / national exchequer
 gōng yì shì yè service to the public / public welfare undertaking / charity / social facility
 gōng gòng guān xì public relations
 gōng dé public ethics / social morality
 gōng yìng public screening (of a movie)
 gōng zhí civil service / public office / government job
 gōng pú public servant / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4]
 gōng yì huó dòng charity event / public service activities
 gōng gòng jiāo tōng public transport / mass transit
 shěn jì shǔ audit office / public accounts committee
 gōng gòng shè shī public facilities / infrastructure
 huán wèi public cleanliness / (urban) sanitation / environmental sanitation / abbr. for 環境衛生|环境卫生[huan2 jing4 wei4 sheng1]
 zǎo táng public baths
 gōng gòng ān quán public safety
 gōng fèi at public expense
 chǎng zi (coll.) gathering place / public venue
 gōng yǒu zhì public ownership
 yù chí public bath
 fēng huà decency / public morals / to weather (rocks) / wind erosion
 gōng sī public and private (interests, initiative etc)
 gōng mù public cemetery
 gōng dí public enemy
 gōng fáng public housing / dormitory, esp. for unmarried people
 shì jí fair / market (in a public place) / small town
 zhī míng rén shì public figure / celebrity
 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing
 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
 gōng gòng shì yè public utility / state-run enterprise / public foundation or enterprise, often charitable
 gōng gòng cái zhèng public finance
 gōng wǎng (computing) public network / wide area network / Internet
 gōng xìn lì public trust / credibility
 gōng yì jīn public welfare funds / community chest
 gōng xiū rì public holiday
 gōng hài public hazard, nuisance
 gōng gòng zhì xù public order
 gōng gòng zhèng cè public policy
 pī dòu to drag sb before a public meeting to denounce, humiliate and physically abuse them (esp. during the Cultural Revolution)
 huán xiāng to return home / fig. to retire from public life
 shēng zhāng to make public / to disclose
 gōng yòng diàn huà public phone / CL:部[bu4]
 gōng jué public decision (by ballot) / majority decision / a joint decision / referendum
 gōng gòng cè suǒ public toilet
 zhòng shǐ zhī dì lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom) / the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides
广 guǎng diàn jú public broadcasting service
 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)
 pāo tóu lòu miàn to show your face in public (derog.)
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