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Public in Chinese: 公用 (gōng yòng)

gōng yòng

public

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1public
  2. 2for public use

Stroke order

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公
用

Zhuyin

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ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄩㄥˋ

yòng

ㄩ/ üㄥ/ engˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 这台电话是公用的，谁都能打。

    zhè tái diàn huà shì gōng yòng de， shuí dōu néng dǎ。

    This phone is for public use; anyone can use it.

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Related words

用

yòng

to use

公

gōng

public

公斤

gōng jīn

kilogram (kg)

公司

gōng sī

company

公园

gōng yuán

park (for public recreation)

作用

zuò yòng

to act on

公里

gōng lǐ

kilometer

使用

shǐ yòng

to use

费用

fèi yòng

cost

公布

gōng bù

to announce

公开

gōng kāi

open

公平

gōng píng

fair

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