公务
gōng wù
Pinyin

Definition

公务
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gōng wù
  1. official business

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 CL:輛|辆[liàng]
公司
gōng sī
  1. 1 (business) company
  2. 2 company
  3. 3 firm
  4. 4 corporation
  5. 5 incorporated
  6. 6 CL:家[jiā]
公园
gōng yuán
  1. 1 park (for public recreation)
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],座[zuò]
公寓
gōng yù
  1. 1 apartment building
  2. 2 block of flats
  3. 3 CL:套[tào]
公民
gōng mín
  1. 1 citizen
公路
gōng lù
  1. 1 highway
  2. 2 road
  3. 3 CL:條|条[tiáo]
公里
gōng lǐ
  1. 1 kilometer
老公
lǎo gōng
  1. 1 (coll.) husband
办公室
bàn gōng shì
  1. 1 office
  2. 2 business premises
  3. 3 bureau
  4. 4 CL:間|间[jiān]
不公
bù gōng
  1. 1 unjust
  2. 2 unfair
主人公
zhǔ rén gōng
  1. 1 hero (of a novel or film)
  2. 2 main protagonist
公
gōng
  1. 1 public
  2. 2 collectively owned
  3. 3 common
  4. 4 international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar)
  5. 5 make public
  6. 6 fair
  7. 7 just
  8. 8 Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi]
  9. 9 honorable (gentlemen)
  10. 10 father-in-law
  11. 11 male (animal)
公事
gōng shì
  1. 1 work-related matters
  2. 2 documents
公仔
gōng zǎi
  1. 1 doll
  2. 2 cuddly toy
公布
gōng bù
  1. 1 to announce
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to publish
公仆
gōng pú
  1. 1 public servant
  2. 2 CL:個|个[gè],位[wèi]
公元
gōng yuán
  1. 1 CE (Common Era)
  2. 2 Christian Era
  3. 3 AD (Anno Domini)
公公
gōng gong
  1. 1 husband's father
  2. 2 grandpa
  3. 3 eunuch

Idioms (20)

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)
公而忘私
gōng ér wàng sī
  1. 1 for the common good and forgetting personal interests (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless
公说公有理，婆说婆有理
gōng shuō gōng yǒu lǐ , pó shuō pó yǒu lǐ
  1. 1 both sides claim they're right (idiom)
公诸同好
gōng zhū tóng hào
  1. 1 to share pleasure in the company of others (idiom); shared enjoyment with fellow enthusiasts
公诸于世
gōng zhū yú shì
  1. 1 to announce to the world (idiom)
  2. 2 to make public
  3. 3 to let everyone know
克己奉公
kè jǐ fèng gōng
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
因公殉职
yīn gōng xùn zhí
  1. 1 to die as in the line of duty (idiom)
天公不作美
tiān gōng bù zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is not cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is not favorable for the planned activity
天公作美
tiān gōng zuò měi
  1. 1 Heaven is cooperating (idiom)
  2. 2 the weather is favorable for the planned activity (a variation of 天公不作美|天公不作美[tiān gōng bù zuò měi])
天公地道
tiān gōng dì dào
  1. 1 absolutely fair and reasonable (idiom); equitable
太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
奉公克己
fèng gōng kè jǐ
  1. 1 self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom); selfless dedication
  2. 2 to serve the public interest wholeheartedly
姜太公钓鱼，愿者上钩
Jiāng tài gōng diào yú , yuàn zhě shàng gōu
  1. 1 Jiang Ziya is fishing, if you want it, take the hook (idiom, refers to early sage 姜子牙 fishing with no bait and the hook above the water); to put one's head in the noose
对簿公堂
duì bù gōng táng
  1. 1 public courtroom accusation (idiom)
  2. 2 legal confrontation
  3. 3 to take sb to court
  4. 4 to sue
愚公移山
yú gōng yí shān
  1. 1 the old man moves mountains (idiom); fig. where there's a will, there's a way
舍己为公
shě jǐ wèi gōng
  1. 1 to give up one's private interests for the public good (idiom); to behave altruistically
  2. 2 selfless and public spirited
损公肥私
sǔn gōng féi sī
  1. 1 to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom); personal profit at public expense
  2. 2 venal and selfish behavior

Sample Sentences

啧啧，难怪你现在已经是国家公务人员了，确实有思想觉悟。不过你这么一说，还真是让我重温了当时懵懂却快乐的岁月。
zézé ，nánguài nǐ xiànzài yǐjīng shì guójiā gōngwùrényuán le ，quèshí yǒu sīxiǎng juéwù 。bùguò nǐ zhème yī shuō ，hái zhēn shì ràng wǒ chóngwēn le dāngshí méngdǒng què kuàilè de suìyuè 。
Tsk, tsk, no wonder you've become a civil servant, you really are enlightened. However, now that you say that, it really brings back those fuzzy but happy days.
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别来无恙、别来无恙，我啊就老老实实体制内呆着，安安份份做个小公务员，我们贺总呢，在哪儿高就？
biéláiwúyàng 、biéláiwúyàng ，wǒ ā jiù lǎolǎoshíshi tǐzhì nèi dāizhe ，ānānfènfen zuò gè xiǎo gōngwùyuán ，wǒmen Hè zǒng ne ，zài nǎr gāojiù ？
I hope you've been well too, I myself have been just been pushing papers in the system, with a secure job as a minor civil servant. What about you, He Xiao, where do you work?
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这几年考公务员人数一直在上升。
zhèjǐnián kǎo gōngwùyuán rénshù yīzhí zài shàngshēng 。
In recent years, the number of people testing to become a public official has been rising.
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我啊，两年前考了公务员。
wǒ a ，liǎng nián qián kǎo le gōngwùyuán 。
Me? I started working for the government two years ago.
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厉害！公务员可是金饭碗啊！对了，你结婚了吗？
lìhai ！gōngwùyuán kě shì jīnfànwǎn a ！duìle ，nǐ jiéhūn le ma ？
Nice! Working in the government's really well-paid! By the way, are you married?
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让你别动就别动。老老实实把车子停好！别妨碍我们执行公务。
ràng nǐ bié dòng jiù bié dòng 。lǎolǎoshíshí bǎ chēzi tíng hǎo ！bié fáng\'ài wǒmen zhíxíng gōngwù 。
I told you not to move, so don't move. Be good and park the cart! Don't obstruct official business.
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现在公务员是最吃香的职业。
xiànzài gōngwùyuán shì zuì chīxiāng de zhíyè 。
Right now, being a government official is the most sought-after career.
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那你不是公务员？
nà nǐ bù shì gōngwùyuán ？
You're not a civil servant then?
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唉，徐晓婷，那个公务员考试培训班你报名了吗？
ài ，Xú Xiǎotíng ，nàge gōngwùyuán kǎoshì péixùnbān nǐ bàomíng le ma ？
Hey, Xu Xiaoting. Did you sign up for that training class on the government employment exam?
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当然报了，我爸妈都说现在公务员就是金饭碗，反正我是下定决心今后就走这条路了。
dāngrán bào le ，wǒ bàmā dōu shuō xiànzài gōngwùyuán jiùshì jīnfànwǎn ，fǎnzhèng wǒ shì xiàdìng juéxīn jīnhòu jiù zǒu zhè tiáo lù le 。
Of course I did. My parents say a job as a government employee is a secure and well paying job. Either way, I'm determined to go this route.
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