宫 (gōng) — palace; public building dedicated to cultural or youth activities (e.g. 少年宫, 文化宫)
Definition
宫 (gōng) is the short form used mainly in compounds like 文化宫 or 少年宫. Standalone, it refers to a palace, but 宫殿 and 宫廷 are the more precise standalone words for 'palace'.
noun
palacepublic building dedicated to cultural or youth activities (e.g. 少年宫, 文化宫)
Measure word · 座
Easily confused
- 串chuànlook-alike(classifier) used for things strung together or in a bunch or in a row: string of, bunch of, skewer of
- 供gōngsound-aliketo provide, to supply
- 窜cuànlook-aliketo flee; to scurry away (in a panic or stealthily)
- 公gōngsound-alikepublic; common; collectively owned
- 攻gōngsound-aliketo attack (physically)
- 功gōngsound-alikeachievement; meritorious deed; contribution
Examples
- 。Zhè zuò gǔ lǎo de gōng diàn bǎo cún dé fēi cháng hǎo.This ancient palace is very well preserved.
- 宫。Zhè ge chéng shì de wén huà gōng zhōu mò yǒu miǎn fèi zhǎn lǎn.This city's cultural palace has free exhibitions on weekends.
- 。Zhè zuò gōng diàn shì míng cháo jiàn zào de.This palace was built in the Ming dynasty.
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