How to say “the public” in Chinese
the public
“The public” in Chinese is 公众, gōng zhòng: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke.
How to pronounce it
公众 is read gōng zhòng: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
Three 人 “people” — a crowd.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “公众”.
More words from the lesson “The people, the public and the individual”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “the public” in Chinese?
“The public” in Chinese is 公众, pinyin gōngzhòng.
What does 公众 mean?
公众 (gōngzhòng) means “the public”.
How do you write 公众?
公众 is 2 characters: 公 (gōng) — public, common; 众 (zhòng) — crowd, many people. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 公众?
公众 is read gōngzhòng. Tones: gōng — first tone, zhòng — fourth tone. The page has an audio recording.
“the public” in the lesson “The people, the public and the individual”
This word is from the topic “Society” of HSK 6. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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