Hanzi
Traditional
公
Simplified
公

public/collectively owned/common/international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)/make public/fair/just/Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4]/honorable (gentlemen)/father-in-law/male (animal)

Hanzi

Grade

Grade 2

Pinyin

gōng

Bopomofo

ㄍㄨㄥ

Jyutping

gung1

Example sentences

公主 gōngzhǔ
公主住在一座美麗的城堡裡。
公主住在一座美丽的城堡里。

The princess lives in a beautiful castle.

扮 bàn
她在化裝舞會上扮成了一位公主。
她在化装舞会上扮成了一位公主。

She dressed up as a princess for the costume party.

公交 gōngjiāo
這座城市的公交很方便。
这座城市的公交很方便。

The public transportation in this city is very convenient.

公司 gōngsī
他在一家電腦公司工作。
他在一家电脑公司工作。

He works at a computer company.

名 míng
公司錄取了三名員工。
公司录取了三名员工。

The company hired three employees.

公園 / 公园 gōngyuán
爺爺每天早上都去公園打太極拳。
爷爷每天早上都去公园打太极拳。

Grandpa goes to the park to practice Tai Chi every morning.

人們 / 人们 rénmen
人們喜歡在公園散步。
人们喜欢在公园散步。

People like to take a walk in the park.

公寓 gōngyù
他住在一間小公寓裡。
他住在一间小公寓里。

He lives in a small apartment.

樓梯 / 楼梯 lóutī
這棟公寓沒有電梯，我們只能走樓梯上去。
这栋公寓没有电梯，我们只能走楼梯上去。

This apartment has no elevator, so we can only take the stairs up.

不公 bùgōng
許多人對這種分配不公的情況感到憤怒。
许多人对这种分配不公的情况感到愤怒。

Many people feel angry about this unfair distribution.

Example Vocabulary

公主

gong1'zhu3

princess

公交

gong1'jiao1

public transportation; bus transit

公司

gong1'si1

company; corporation; firm

公園

gong1'yuan2

park

公寓

gong1'yu4

apartment; flat

不公

bu4'gong1

unfair; unjust

主人公

zhu3'ren2'gong1

protagonist; main character

公

gong1

public; official; fair; male

公事

gong1'shi4

official business; public affairs

公交車

gong1'jiao1'che1

bus

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