Tuttle Learners of Chinese -English Dictionary

gōngrán 公然 ADV brazenly, openly 公然撒谎 gōngrán sāhuǎng tell a bare-faced lie
gōngrèn 公认 [modif: 公 publicly + 认 acknowledge] V generally acknowledge, universally accept
gōngshì 公式 N formula 数学公式 shùxué gōngshì mathematics formula
gōngsī 公司 N commercial firm, company, corporation ■ 我们公司的营业范围很广泛。Wǒmen gōngsī
de yíngyè fànwéi hěn guǎngfàn. Our company has an extensive range of business activities. ■ 贵
公司是哪一年成立的？Guì gōngsī shì nǎ yì nián chénglì de? In which year was your company
founded? 总公司 zǒng gōngsī company headquarters / 分 公司 fēn gōngsī branch of a company
gōngwù 公务 N public affair, official duty
gōngwùyuán 公务员 [suffix: 公务 public affair + 员 personal nominal suffix] N civil servant, government
functionary
gōngyòng diànhuà 公用电话 [modif: 公用 public use + 电话 telephone] N public telephone, payphone ■
现在很多人都有手机，公用电话不 象从前那样重要了。Xiànzài hěn duō rén dōu yǒu shǒujī,
gōngyòng diànhuà búxiàng yǐqián nàyàng zhòngyào le. Nowadays many people have cell phones,
so public telephones are not as important as before.
gōngyù 公寓 N apartment house, housing complex 一套公寓 yítào gōngyù a flat, a unit of housing / 一幢公寓
yízhuàng gōngyù an apartment house, a housing complex
gōngyuán 公元 N of the Christian/common era, AD (anno Domini) ■ 他生于公元前二十五年， 死于公
元三十一年。Tā shēng yú gōngyuán qián èrshíwǔ nián, sǐ yú gōngyuán sānshíyī nián. He was
born in 25 BC and died in AD 31. 公元前 gōngyuán qián BC (before Christ), BCE (before the
Christian/common era)
gōngyuán 公园 [modif: 公 public + 园 garden] N public garden, park (座 zuò) ■ 这个公园春天特 别
美。Zhège gōngyuán chūntiān tèbié měi. This park is especially beautiful in spring. ■ 早上很 多
人在公园里跑步。Zǎoshang hěn duō rén zài gōngyuán li pǎobù. Many people jog in the park
early in the morning.
gōngzhèng 公正 ADJ just, upright
gōngzhèng 公证 [modif: 公 public + 证 testify] V notarize 公证处 gōngzhèngchù notary office / 公证人
gōngzhèngrén notary public, notary
gōngzhǔ 公主 N princess (位 wèi)
gōng 功 N skill
gōngfu 功夫 N 1 same as 工夫 gōngfu 2 martial arts 练功夫 liàn gōngfu practice martial arts ■ 每天 一大
早他就起来练功夫。Měitiān yí dà zǎo tā jiù qǐlai liàn gōngfu. Every day he gets up in the early
morning and practices the martial arts.
gōngfu piàn 功夫片 martial arts film
gōngkè 功课 N schoolwork, homework ■ 他功 课不错, 考试成绩总是很好。 Tā gōngkè búcuò,
kǎoshì chéngjì zǒngshì hěn hǎo. His schoolwork is quite good, and his examination results are
always very good.
gōngláo 功劳 [comp: 功 merit + 劳 labor] N contribution, credit ■ 没有功劳，也有苦劳。Méiyǒu
gōnglao, yě yǒu kǔláo. I’ve worked hard, even if my contributions are not great.
gōngnéng 功能 N function 功能键 gōngnéng jiàn function key(s)
gōngxiào 功效 N effect, efficacy
gōng 恭 ADJ deferential
gōngjìng 恭敬 [comp: 恭 deferential + 敬 respectful] ADJ very respectful, deferential
gōngxǐ 恭喜 V & N congratulate, congratulation 恭喜发财 gōngxǐn fācái Happy new year and may you prosper!
(greeting on Chinese New Year’s Day)
gōng 攻 V attack
gōngjí 攻击 V attack
gōngkè 攻克 V attack and capture (a city, a fortress, etc.)
gōng 供 V supply ■ 大风期间，城市供水供电正 常。Dàfēng qījiān, chéngshì gōngshuǐ gōngdiàn
zhèngcháng. During the storm, the city’s water and electricity supply was maintained. ■ 供大于