公眾 (gung1 zung3 | gong1 zhong4) : the public, the community

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公眾

gung1 zung3

gong1 zhong4

the public, the community

Level: 3 Google Frequency: 4,090,000

This term is used in both Cantonese and Mandarin/Standard written Chinese.

公眾 / 公众

This word has been viewed 2615 times since 30th Oct 2012, was added by bybell on 23rd Aug 2005 05:43 and last edited on 20th Nov 2009 05:02

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Characters in this word:

公 gung1 - public; common; international; impartial
眾 zung3 - variant form of 衆

7 compounds containing this word:

公眾假期 - public holidays
公眾意見 - public opinion
公眾電信網路 - public telephone network
驚人的公眾注意 - outrageous publicity
公眾電話 - pay phones
公眾譁然 - public outcry
公眾聯絡小組 - Public Liaison Group

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星期日係公眾假期。粵
Sunday is a public holiday.

細佬，冇人鐘意喺公眾地方著衫嘅，但係呢啲係法律呀粵
Kid, no-one likes to wear clothes in public, but it's the law!
[Lit. child, have-no people like in public place wear-clothes [particle], however these are law [particle]]

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Decimal representation of this word: 公眾

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