公

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Pronunciation : gōng

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Meaning :
  1. public; state-owned; collective. (adj)
  2. equitable; impartial; fair; just. (adj)
  3. male (of animals). (adj)
  4. husband’s father; father-in-law. (n)
Radical : 八
Strokes : 4
Traditional : 公
Usage : 55.5%
Sentences:
1. A bus has just passed by.
yí liàng gōng gòng qì chē gāng guò qu 。
一 辆 公 共 汽 车 刚 过 去 。

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一 : (numeral) one
辆 : (measure word) used for vehicles
公共 : public
汽车 : automobile, motor vehicle
公共汽车 : bus
刚 : only a short while ago, just
过去 : pass by
2. God is fair.
shàng tiān shì gōng píng de 。
上 天 是 公 平 的 。

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上天 : God
是 : is
公平 : equal, impartial, fair
的 : (particle) used to form a noun phrase or nominal expression
3. The rooster is crowing.
gōng jī tí le 。
公 鸡 啼 了 。

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公 : male animal
鸡 : chicken
公鸡 : rooster
啼 : crow
了 : (particle) indicating that something has happened or is about to happen
4. Her father-in-law has passed away.
tā de gōng gong qù shì le 。
她 的 公 公 去 世 了 。

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她的 : her
公公 : father-in-law. (informally, for spoken dialect, 公公 also means grandfather)
去世 : pass away
了 : (particle) used after an action that has taken place
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July 9th, 2009 in Daily Word, Level 1 | tags: , , , ,

Comments (2)

GeorgianaJuly 9th, 2009 at 5:00 pm

How do I get the Chinese characters to show? Right now my screen shows rectangles in place of the characters.

Thank you for this wonderful learning opportunity!

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Min MinJuly 10th, 2009 at 5:35 am

What browser are you using?
Do you install language pack?

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