公家 (gōng jiā) — the state; the public sector; (historical) the imperial family
Definition
公家 refers to the state or the public sector — government bodies, state-owned workplaces, and collectively owned property, as opposed to private (私人). In older usage it can mean the imperial family.
noun
the statethe public sector(historical) the imperial family
Measure word · 个
Examples
- 公家。Tā zài gōng jiā dān wèi gōng zuò.He works at a state-run organization.
- 公家，。Zhè xiē qián shì gōng jiā de, bù néng suí biàn yòng.This money belongs to the public sector and cannot be used casually.
- 公家。gōng jiā De dōng xī yào ài hù.Public property should be taken care of.
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