gōng 公¹ ADJ male (of certain animals) (ANTONYM 母 mǔ) ■ 公牛脾气很大，你千万别惹它。 Gōngniú
píqì hěn dà. Nǐ qiānwàn bié rē tā. Bulls have a fierce temper. Never provoke one.
gōng 公² ADJ 1 public (ANTONYM 私 sī) ■ 天下为公。 Tiānxià wéi gōng. The world is for public interests.
(→ The world is for the people.) 2 open 3 fair
gōng’ān 公安 [modif: 公 public + 安 security] N public security
gōng’ān jú 公安局 N public security bureau (police bureau)
gōng’ān rényuán 公安人员 public security personnel, policeman
NOTE: See note on 警察 jǐngchá.gōngbù 公布 V make a public announcement, publish
gōngchǐ 公尺 [modif: 公 metric + 尺 a traditional Chinese measurement of length] MEASURE WORD meter ■
这个游泳池长二十五公尺，宽十公 尺。Zhàge yóuyǒngchí cháng èrshíwǔ gōngchǐ, kuān shí
gōngchǐ. This swimming pool is 25 by 10 meters.
gōngdào 公道 [comp: 公 fair + 道 reasonable] ADJ fair, just, impartial
gōngfèi 公费 [modif: 公 public + 费 expenditure] N public expense, at public expense 公费医疗 gōngfèi
yīliáo public medical system
gōngfēn 公分 [modif: 公 metric + 分 a traditional Chinese measurement of length] MEASURE WORD
centimeter
gōnggào 公告 [modif: 公 public + 告 announcement] V & N announcement (by a government agency),
public announcement
gōnggòng 公共 [comp: 公 public + 共 shared] ADJ public ■ 这是一座公共图书馆，任何人都可 以进
去看书。Zhè shì yí zuò gōnggòng túshūguǎn, rènhé rén dōu kěyǐ jìnqù kàn shū. This is a public
library. Anybody can go in and read.
gōnggòng qìchē 公共汽车 N bus ■ 我的车卖 了，我现在坐公共汽车上班。Wǒ de chē mài le, wǒ
xiànzài zuò gōnggòng qìchē shàngbān. I’ve sold my car. Now I go to work by bus.
NOTE: The word for bus in Taiwan is 公车 gōngchē. In Hong Kong,the word for bus is 巴士 bāshì, obviously
a transliteration of the English word bus.gōnggòng guānxi 公共关系 N public relations
gōngguān 公关 N shortening of 公共关系 gōnggòng guānxi, PR
gōngjīn 公斤 [modif: 公 metric + 斤 a traditional Chinese measurement of weight] MEASURE WORD kilogram
■ 这里有五公斤苹果，我送给你。Zhèli yǒu wǔ gōngjīn píngguǒ, wǒ sòng gěi nǐ. Here are five
kilograms of apples, my gift to you.
gōngkāi 公开 [comp: 公 public + 开 open] ADJ & V open, public (ANTONYM 秘密 mìmì); make public, reveal
■ 他发表公开谈话，反对政府的计划。Tā fābiǎo gōngkāi tánhuà, fǎnduì zhèngfǔ de jìhuà. He
gave a public talk opposing the government plan. ■ 希望你能公开自己的观点。Xīwàng nǐ néng
gōngkāi zìjǐ de guāndiǎn. I hope you will make your views known.
gōnglǐ 公里 [modif: 公 metric + 里 a traditional Chinese measurement of distance] N kilometer ■ 从城里
到飞机场大概有十公里。Cóng chéngli dào fēijīchǎng dàgài yǒu shí gōnglǐ. It’s about ten
kilometers from town to the airport.
gōnglù 公路 [modif: 公 public + 路 road] N public road, highway (条 tiáo) ■ 全国公路四通八 达。
Quán guó gōnglù sì-tōng-bā-dá. Public roads reach every corner of the country. 高速公路 gāosù
gōnglù motorway, expressway
gōngmín 公民 [modif: 公 public + 民 people, person] N citizen ■ 你拿哪个国家的护照，你就是 哪个
国家的公民。Nǐ ná nǎge guójiā de hùzhào, nǐ jiù shì nǎge guójiā de gōngmín. You are a citizen of
the country whose passport you hold.
gōngpíng 公平 [comp: 公 fair + 平 equal] ADJ fair, impartial 买卖公平 mǎimài gōngpíng fair trade
gōngpó 公婆 N husband’s parents