公 (gōng) — public; common; collectively owned; fair; just; male (used before animal names)
Definition
Adjective used in compounds: 公共/公开 = 'public, open' (shared vs revealed); 公牛 = male animal (more formal/written than 男, used in animal terms like 公鸡 rooster, 公牛 bull).
adjective
publiccommoncollectively ownedfairjustmale (used before animal names)
Examples
- 。Wǒ men zuò gōng gòng qì chē qù xué xiào.We take a public bus to school.
- ，。Cái pàn hěn gōng píng, dà jiā dōu xìn rèn tā.The referee is very fair; everyone trusts him.
- 。Nà tóu gōng niú shì wǒ jiā de.That bull belongs to my family.
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