公知
gōng zhī
Pinyin

Definition

公知
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gōng zhī
  1. public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)
  2. abbr. for 公共知識分子|公共知识分子[gōng gòng zhī shi fèn zǐ]

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

公司
gōng sī
  1. 1 (business) company
  2. 2 company
  3. 3 firm
  4. 4 corporation
  5. 5 incorporated
  6. 6 CL:家[jiā]
知
zhī
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to be aware
知道
zhī dào
  1. 1 to know
  2. 2 to become aware of
  3. 3 also pr. [zhī dao]
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
不公
bù gōng
  1. 1 unjust
  2. 2 unfair
不为人知
bù wéi rén zhī
  1. 1 not known to anyone
  2. 2 secret
  3. 3 unknown
不知不觉
bù zhī bù jué
  1. 1 unconsciously
  2. 2 unwittingly
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
  1. 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
  2. 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
  1. 1 hero (of a novel or film)
  2. 2 main protagonist
公
gōng
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 collectively owned
  3. 3 common
  4. 4 international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. 5 make public
  6. 6 fair
  7. 7 just
  8. 8 Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  9. 9 honorable (gentlemen)
  10. 10 father-in-law
  11. 11 male (animal)
公主
gōng zhǔ
  1. 1 princess
公交
gōng jiāo
  1. 1 public transportation
  2. 2 mass transit
  3. 3 abbr. for 公共交通[gōng gòng jiāo tōng]
公交车
gōng jiāo chē
  1. 1 public transport vehicle
  2. 2 town bus
  3. 3 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
公仔
gōng zǎi
  1. 1 doll
  2. 2 cuddly toy
公布
gōng bù
  1. 1 to announce
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to publish
公元
gōng yuán
  1. 1 CE (Common Era)
  2. 2 Christian Era
  3. 3 AD (Anno Domini)
公公
gōng gong
  1. 1 husband's father
  2. 2 grandpa
  3. 3 eunuch
公共
gōng gòng
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 common
  3. 3 communal
公分
gōng fēn
  1. 1 centimeter
  2. 2 gram
公务员
gōng wù yuán
  1. 1 functionary
  2. 2 office-bearer

Idioms (20)

一问三不知
yī wèn sān bù zhī
  1. 1 lit. to reply "don't know" whatever the question (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. absolutely no idea of what's going on
  3. 3 complete ignorance
一望而知
yī wàng ér zhī
  1. 1 to be evident at a glance (idiom)
一无所知
yī wú suǒ zhī
  1. 1 not knowing anything at all (idiom); completely ignorant
  2. 2 without an inkling
一知半解
yī zhī bàn jiě
  1. 1 lit. to know one and understand half (idiom); a smattering of knowledge
  2. 2 dilettante
  3. 3 amateur
一叶知秋
yī yè zhī qiū
  1. 1 lit. the falling of one leaf heralds the coming of autumn (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. a small sign can indicate a great trend
  3. 3 a straw in the wind
不当家不知柴米贵
bù dāng jiā bù zhī chái mǐ guì
  1. 1 a person who doesn't manage a household would not be aware how expensive it is (idiom)
不知丁董
bù zhī Dīng Dǒng
  1. 1 forgetting the fate of Ding and Dong (idiom)
  2. 2 unheeding the lessons of the past
不知好歹
bù zhī hǎo dǎi
  1. 1 unable to differentiate good from bad (idiom)
  2. 2 not to know what's good for one
  3. 3 unable to recognize others' good intentions
不知所措
bù zhī suǒ cuò
  1. 1 not knowing what to do (idiom); at one's wits' end
  2. 2 embarrassed and at a complete loss
不知死活
bù zhī sǐ huó
  1. 1 to act recklessly (idiom)
不知轻重
bù zhī qīng zhòng
  1. 1 lit. not knowing what's important (idiom); no appreciation of the gravity of things
  2. 2 naive
  3. 3 doesn't know who's who
  4. 4 no sense of priorities
不知进退
bù zhī jìn tuì
  1. 1 not knowing when to come or leave (idiom); with no sense of propriety
他乡遇故知
tā xiāng yù gù zhī
  1. 1 meeting an old friend in a foreign place (idiom)
假公济私
jiǎ gōng jì sī
  1. 1 official authority used for private interests (idiom); to attain private ends by abusing public position
公之于世
gōng zhī yú shì
  1. 1 to announce to the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to let everyone know
公之于众
gōng zhī yú zhòng
  1. 1 to make known to the masses (idiom); to publicize widely
  2. 2 to let the world know
公事公办
gōng shì gōng bàn
  1. 1 to do things in a strictly businesslike manner (idiom)
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
  1. 1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
  1. 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts

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