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Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

公用 [gōngyòng]
  1. 1. for public use; public; communal; common
    这个操场是两校公用的。
    This sports ground is shared by the two schools.
    公用电话
    public telephone

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

公用 [gōngyòng]
  1. 1. 社会公众或一定范围内的人共同使用
    公用设施

Examples

这条胡同的顶头有个公用电话。
There is a public telephone (booth) at the end of this lane.
这个操场是两校公用的。
This sports ground is shared by the two schools.
公用事业
public utilities
要杜绝人为损坏公用电话的现象。
Stop the damage of public telephones.
公用事业要致力于服务大众。
Public undertakings shall be designated for the service of the general public.
多装公用电话,以便利公众。
严厉打击拆毁街头公用电话的不法分子
a pay telephone
自动收费公用电话

Word Decomposition


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