不公 (bù gōng) — unjust; unfair
Definition
Literary/书面 word for 'unjust, unfair' (decisions, systems, treatment) — sounds weightier and more formal than the everyday 公平- antonym usage learners meet first. Often appears as 的 attributive, e.g. 不公的待遇.
adjective
unjustunfair
Examples
- 不公。Zhè ge jué dìng duì tā tài bù gōng le.This decision is too unfair to him.
- 不公。Rén men dōu gǎn dào zhè zhǒng zhì dù hěn bù gōng.People all feel that this system is very unfair.
- 不公。bù gōng De dài yù ràng tā wú fǎ rěn shòu.The unfair treatment made him unable to bear it.
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