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公 gōng

fair, equitable; public; duke

Strokes
4
Level
HSK 2
Radical
八
Type
Ideograph
Made of 八厶 ⿱八厶

Memory hint: To divide 八 what is private 厶

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  1. 我在一家公司工作。
    Wǒ zài yì jiā gōngsī gōngzuò.
    I work at a company.
    i at one (measure) company work
  2. 附近有公园吗？
    Fùjìn yǒu gōngyuán ma?
    Is there a park nearby?
    nearby have park (question)
  3. 我们去公园散散步吧。
    Wǒmen qù gōngyuán sànsan bù ba.
    Let's go take a walk in the park.
    we go park walk-walk (suggestion)
  4. 这不是公共场所。
    Zhè bú shì gōnggòng chǎngsuǒ.
    This isn't a public place.
    this not is public place
  5. 早上八点，他坐公共汽车去公司。
    Zǎoshang bā diǎn, tā zuò gōnggòng qìchē qù gōngsī.
    At eight in the morning, he takes the bus to the company.
    morning eight o'clock, he sit public bus go company

Words with 公 (29)