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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

公 [gōng]
  1. 1. adjective [非私有] public
    公共服务
    public service
  2. 2. adjective [共识] general
  3. 3. adjective [共用] international
  4. 4. adjective [公正] fair
  5. 5. adjective [雄性] male
  6. 6. verb make … public
  7. 7. noun [公务] official business
    因公出差
    go on a business trip
  8. 8. noun [集体] [pl] authorities
  9. 9. noun [指爵位] duke
  10. 10. noun [老先生]
    王公
    Mr Wang
  11. 11. noun [丈夫的父亲] father-in-law

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

公 [gōng]
  1. 1. adjective public; state-owned; collective
    公私要分清
    make a clear distinction between public and private interests
  2. 2. adjective common; general
    公分母
    common denominator
  3. 3. adjective of the world; international; universal
    公海
    high seas
  4. 4. adjective equitable; impartial; fair; just
    公买公卖
    be fair in buying and selling; buy and sell at reasonable prices
  5. 5. adjective male (animal)
    公象
    male (or bull) elephant
    这只小鸡是公的。
    It's a cockerel.
    你的狗是公的还是母的？
    Is your dog a he or a she?
    公狼
    he-wolf
  6. 6. noun public affairs; official business
    因公外出
    be away on official business
  7. 7. noun duke
    公爵
    duke
  8. 8. noun a respectful term of address for an elderly man
    张公
    the revered Mr. Zhang
  9. 9. noun husband's father; father-in-law
  10. 10. verb make public

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

公 [gōng]
  1. 1. 形 属于国家或集体而非个人的
    公款
    公事
    公务
    公仆
  2. 2. 名 指国家或集体
    充公
    归公
  3. 3. 名 属于国家或集体的事务
    因公出差
    办公
  4. 4. 形 没有偏私；公正
    公买公卖
    分配不公
    公平
    公道
  5. 5. 形 共同的；公认的
    公倍数
    公理
    公式
  6. 6. 形 国际间的；国际通用的
    公海
    公历
    公制
    公里
  7. 7. 形 公开的
    公报
    公演
    公判
  8. 8. 动 使公开；让大家知道
    公之于世
  9. 9. 名 古代贵族五等爵位的第一等
    公侯伯子男
    公爵
  10. 10. 名 对男子(现多指老年)的尊称
    冯公
    李公
    诸公
  11. 11. 名 对丈夫的父亲的称呼
    公婆
  12. 12. 形 雄性的
    公牛
    公鸡
See more results for 公 in the English-Chinese Dictionary

Examples

他受贿的财物全部充了公。
The bribes and gifts that he took were all confiscated.
你的狗是公的还是母的？
Is your dog a he or a she?
这事你看是私了还是公了？
Would you prefer to settle the matter in court or out of court?
实行财务公示制。
This is a USB female to PS/2 male converter.
这是一个USB母转PS/2公的转换器。

Character Decomposition

八
[bā]		 + 厶
[sī]

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