公私
gōng sī
Pinyin

Definition

公私
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gōng sī
  1. public and private (interests, initiative etc)

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)

以权谋私
yǐ quán móu sī
  1. 1 to use one's position for personal gain (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)

Sample Sentences

在国外工作，公私分明是非常重要的，但是在中国的企业当中，能够做到公私分明的真的不多。
zài guówài gōngzuò ，gōngsīfēnmíng shì fēicháng zhòngyào de ，dànshì zài Zhōngguó de qǐyè dāngzhōng ，nénggòu zuò dào gōngsīfēnmíng de zhēnde bù duō 。
Keeping work separated from private life is very important in firms in Western countries; however, in China, there are few people can do it.
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刚才不是说了吗，有关财务方面的他们都要查。比如说，财务做假账，公私不分，拿回扣什么的。
gāngcái bùshì shuō le ma ，yǒuguān cáiwù fāngmiàn de tāmen dōu yào chá 。bǐrú shuō ，cáiwù zuò jiǎzhàng ，gōngsī bù fēn ，ná huíkòu shénme de 。
Didn't I just tell you? They have to investigate anything that has to do with finances. For example, the financial department cooking the books, taking advantage of company accounts, kickbacks, and so on.
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This is really a masterstroke. They get both private and public taken care of. Next time someone says they want to hold a meeting in Macao, I'll know what they're up to.
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