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Public (e.g. school, hospital) in Chinese: 公立 (gōng lì)

gōng lì

public (e.g. school, hospital)

HSK 3.0 Levels 7-91 example sentence

Definitions

  1. 1public (e.g. school, hospital)

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公
立

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ㄍㄨㄥ

gōng

ㄍ/ gㄨ/ uㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄌㄧˋ

lì

ㄌ/ lㄧ/ iˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 他的孩子在公立学校读书。

    tā de hái zi zài gōng lì xué xiào dú shū。

    His child attends a public school.

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Related words

立

lì

to stand

公

gōng

public

公斤

gōng jīn

kilogram (kg)

公司

gōng sī

company

公园

gōng yuán

park (for public recreation)

公里

gōng lǐ

kilometer

成立

chéng lì

to establish

独立

dú lì

independent

公布

gōng bù

to announce

公开

gōng kāi

open

公平

gōng píng

fair

公寓

gōng yù

apartment building

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HSK 3.0 Levels 7-9 vocabulary list

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