公约

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HSK 3.0 Level 7 Noun Rare

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Definitions

1. convention (i.e. international agreement)

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Word relationships

Register variants

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• 协议 xié yì 协议 xié yì agreement can be less formal, used in business contexts as well: agreement

Related words

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• 宣言 xuān yán 宣言 xuān yán declaration declaration, sometimes a type of international instrument: declaration

Synonyms

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• 条约 tiáo yuē 条约 tiáo yuē treaty used for formal international agreements, 公约 often emphasizes multilateral conventions: treaty
• 协定 xié dìng 协定 xié dìng agreement less formal than 公约, often bilateral: agreement

Usage notes

Collocations

Commonly collocates with 国际 (international), e.g. 国际公约.

Common mistakes

公约 refers specifically to a formal international convention, not to a personal agreement or a societal convention like a custom.

Example Sentences

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这个 公约 旨在保护环境。

This convention aims to protect the environment.

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Words Containing 公约

• 儿童权利公约 儿童权利公约 ér tóng quán lì gōng yuē: Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC)
• 公民权利和政治权利国际公约 公民权利和政治权利国际公约 gōng mín quán lì hé zhèng zhì quán lì guó jì gōng yuē: International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (ICCPR)
• 公约数 公约数 gōng yuē shù: common factor
• 北大西洋公约组织 北大西洋公约组织 běi dà xī yáng gōng yuē zǔ zhī: North Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
• 反酷刑折磨公约 反酷刑折磨公约 fǎn kù xíng zhé mó gōng yuē: UN convention against torture and cruel treatment (ratified by PRC in 1988)
• 最大公约数 最大公约数 zuì dà gōng yuē shù: highest common factor HCF
• 消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约 消除对妇女一切形式歧视公约 xiāo chú duì fù nǚ yī qiè xíng shì qí shì gōng yuē: Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women
• 濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约 濒危野生动植物种国际贸易公约 bīn wēi yě shēng dòng zhí wù zhǒng guó jì mào yì gōng yuē: Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora
• 经济社会及文化权利国际公约 经济社会及文化权利国际公约 jīng jì shè huì jí wén huà quán lì guó jì gōng yuē: International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR)
• 联合国气候变化框架公约 联合国气候变化框架公约 lián hé guó qì hòu biàn huà kuàng jià gōng yuē: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change
• 联合国海洋法公约 联合国海洋法公约 lián hé guó hǎi yáng fǎ gōng yuē: United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Child Words of 公约

• 公 公 gōng: public
• 约 约 yāo: to weigh in a balance or on a scale
• 约 约 yuē: to make an appointment