公益 (gōng yì) — public welfare; public interest
Definition
公益 refers to activities or causes that serve the public good (charity, donations, volunteer work). Unlike 利益 ('benefit/interest' to a person or group), 公益 has no private gain — it's for society as a whole.
noun
public welfarepublic interest
Easily confused
Examples
- 公益。Zhè ge gōng yì xiàng mù bāng zhù le hěn duō pín kùn xué shēng.This public welfare project has helped many impoverished students.
- 公益。Tā yì zhí zhì lì yú gōng yì shì yè.She has always been committed to the public welfare cause.
- 公益。Hěn duō qǐ yè dōu huì zuò gōng yì guǎng gào.Many companies run public service advertisements.
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