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公关

gōngguān

public relations

A person at a podium speaks into several microphones
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Characters in this word

公 gōng

Strokes
4
Radical
八 — eight
Made of
八 eight 厶 private, secret
How it's built
Ideograph — the meaning is built from its parts
More about the character 公

关 guān

Strokes
6
Radical
丷 — horns
Made of
丷 horns 天 sky, heaven

Example phrases

  • 危机爆发后,公司的公关回应慢了半拍,反而加剧了舆论压力。 Wēijī bàofā hòu, gōngsī de gōngguān huíyìng màn le bàn pāi, fǎn'ér jiājù le yúlùn yālì. After the crisis broke out, the company's public-relations response was a step too slow and instead intensified public pressure.
  • 她在一家大公司做公关,每天都要和媒体打交道。 Tā zài yì jiā dà gōngsī zuò gōngguān, měi tiān dōu yào hé méitǐ dǎ jiāodào. She works in public relations at a big company and deals with the media every day.
  • 新产品上市前,公关团队先安排了一场发布会。 Xīn chǎnpǐn shàngshì qián, gōngguān tuánduì xiān ānpái le yì chǎng fābùhuì. Before the new product launched, the PR team first arranged a press conference.

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