公立

gōng lì

HSK 3.0 Level 7 Adjective Uncommon

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Definitions

1. public (e.g. school, hospital)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

1 item

• 私立 sī lì 私立 sī lì private (company, school etc) 学校: private (company, school etc)

Related words

2 items

• 国营 guó yíng 国营 guó yíng state-run (company etc) 与企业相关: state-run (company etc)
• 民办 mín bàn 民办 mín bàn run by the local people 与学校或机构相关: run by the local people

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly paired with 学校 (公立学校), 医院 (公立医院), 机构 (公立机构).

Common mistakes

公立 only describes institutions (e.g. 学校, 医院). Do not use for 'public' in the sense of open to everyone (公共场所).

Example Sentences

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这所医院是 公立 的。

This hospital is public.

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Words Containing 公立

• 公立学校 公立学校 gōng lì xué xiào: public school

Child Words of 公立

• 公 公 gōng: public
• 立 立 lì: to stand