公益
gōng yì
Pinyin

Definition

公益
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gōng yì
  1. public good
  2. public welfare

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

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 classifier: 辆 liàng
公司
gōng sī
  1. 1 (business) company
  2. 2 company
  3. 3 firm
  4. 4 corporation
  5. 5 incorporated
  6. 6 classifier: 家 jiā
公园
gōng yuán
  1. 1 park (for public recreation)
  2. 2 classifier: 个 gè
  3. 3 classifier: 座 zuò

Idioms (20)

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

Sample Sentences

是啊，你知道吗？现在每次连续剧播到一半，我都还会在电视公益广告上看到孝道文化的宣传呢。真是又感动又震撼。
shì a ，nǐ zhīdào ma ？xiànzài měicì liánxùjù bō dào yībàn ，wǒ dōu hái huì zài diànshì gōngyìguǎnggào shàng kàndào xiàodào wénhuà de xuānchuán ne 。zhēn shì yòu gǎndòng yòu zhènhàn 。
I see. You know? During the commercial break of soap operas nowadays, I'll always see public service announcements promoting filial piety. It is something I find at once moving and shocking.
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不是。我们的组织和政府没有关系，有自己的独立性，是一种社会公益事业。
bùshì 。wǒmen de zǔzhī hé zhèngfǔ méiyǒu guānxi ，yǒu zìjǐ de dúlìxìng ，shì yī zhǒng shèhuì gōngyì shìyè 。
No, our organization isn't related to the government; it's independent; a kind of social charity enterprise.
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据说同是有钱人，不张扬和冷静有礼的通常是贵族，而态度粗鲁要求甚多的通常是暴发户。当然也不是绝对的，也有的暴发户在暴富之后仍然不忘回报社会，会参加很多的慈善事业和社会公益活动，这些人应该作为富人的榜样。
jùshuō tóng shì yǒuqiánrén ，bù zhāngyáng hé lěngjìng yǒulǐ de tōngcháng shì guìzú ，ér tàidu cūlǔ yāoqiú shèn duō de tōngcháng shì bàofāhù 。dāngrán yě bù shì juéduì de ，yě yǒude bàofāhù zài bàofù zhīhòu réngrán bùwàng huíbào shèhuì ，huì cānjiā hěn duō de císhàn shìyè hé shèhuì gōngyì huódòng ，zhèxiērén yīnggāi zuòwéi fùrén de bǎngyàng 。
People say that those who are calm, and not showy about their money, and have manners, are called aristocrats. But people who are crude and want a lot are called ''new money." Of course it's not absolute. There are also ''nouveaux riches" who remember to give back to society after they make it big. They take part in a lot of charitable activities for the benefit of society. These people should be models for the rich.
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