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公然 (gōng rán): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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公然 (gōng rán): Openly (Adverb) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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公然 consists of 2 characters.

public, common, fair, impartial

correct; to be so; like that

How to Use 公然 in Sentences

Common collocations & usage patterns. Learn how to combine 公然 with other words naturally.

gōng公

rán然

sā撒

huǎng谎

neutral

lie openly

Adverb + Verbwith 撒谎

gōng公

rán然

duì对

kàng抗

formal

openly resist

Adverb + Verbwith

gōng公

rán然

tiǎo挑

xìn衅

formal

openly provoke

Adverb + Verbwith

gōng公

rán然

wéi违

fǎn反

formal

openly violate

Adverb + Verbwith

Example Sentences with 公然

tā他

gōng公

rán然

shuō说

“

bù不

”

。

He openly said "no".

tā他

gōng公

rán然

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

fǎn反

duì对

lǎo老

bǎn板

de的

jué决

dìng定

。

He openly opposed the boss's decision at the meeting.

tā他

jìng竟

gǎn敢

zài在

huì会

yì议

shàng上

gōng公

rán然

zhì质

yí疑

dǒng董

shì事

zhǎng长

de的

jué决

cè策

。

He actually dared to openly question the chairman's decision during the meeting.

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nǐ你

nán难

dào道

méi没

kàn看

jiàn见

tā他

gōng公

rán然

zài在

bàn办

gōng公

shì室

lǐ里

dǎ打

yóu游

xì戏

ma吗

？

Didn't you see him openly playing games in the office?

nà那

ge个

xiǎo小

tōu偷

gōng公

rán然

zài在

jiē街

shàng上

jǐn尽

guǎn管

yǒu有

jìn禁

lìng令

，

tā他

men们

hái还

shì

tā他

cóng从

wèi未

gōng公

rán然

fǎn反

duì对

guò过

zhè这

tā他

men们

gōng公

rán然

wéi违

fǎn反

guī规

dìng定

，

wèi喂

，

nǐ你

gōng公

rán然

chā插

duì队

，

hòu后

miàn

tōu偷

dōng东

xī西

。

That thief openly stole things on the street.

是

gōng公

rán然

zài在

gōng公

yuán园

lǐ里

shāo烧

kǎo烤

。

Despite the ban, they still openly barbecued in the park.

ge个

tí提

yì议

，

zhǐ只

shì是

sī私

xià下

biǎo表

dá达

yí疑

lǜ虑

。

He never openly opposed the proposal, only expressed doubts privately.

què

却

méi没

rén人

gǎn敢

zǔ阻

zhǐ止

。

They openly violated the rules, but no one dared to stop them.

面

de的

rén人

dōu都

zài在

kàn看

zhe着

ne呢

！

Hey, you're openly cutting in line, everyone behind is watching!

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 公然.

Words with 公

公司gōng sīHSK 2
公共汽车gōng gòng qì chēHSK 2
公园gōng yuánHSK 3
公斤gōng jīnHSK 3
办公室bàn gōng shìHSK 3
公里gōng lǐHSK 4
高速公路gāo sù gōng lùHSK 4
公主gōng zhǔ

Words with 然

虽然……但是……suī rán ……dàn shì ……HSK 2
当然dāng ránHSK 3
然后rán hòuHSK 3
突然tū ránHSK 3
仍然réng ránHSK 4
既然jì ránHSK 4
然而rán érHSK 4

竟然

jìng rán

HSK 4