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
公立
gōnglì
public; state-run
Characters in this word
立 lì
- Strokes
- 5
- Radical
- 立 — to stand
- How it's built
- Pictograph — a drawing of the thing
Example phrases
- 公立医院的改革，既要提高效率，也不能放弃普惠原则。 Gōnglì yīyuàn de gǎigé, jì yào tígāo xiàolǜ, yě bù néng fàngqì pǔhuì yuánzé. Reform of public hospitals must improve efficiency without abandoning the principle of broad public benefit.
- 我从小在公立学校上学，老师都很负责。 Wǒ cóngxiǎo zài gōnglì xuéxiào shàngxué, lǎoshī dōu hěn fùzé. I have gone to public schools since I was little, and the teachers were all very conscientious.
- 公立医院的门诊每天都排着长队。 Gōnglì yīyuàn de ménzhěn měi tiān dōu pái zhe cháng duì. There are long queues at the outpatient clinic of the public hospital every day.