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公立 (gōng lì): Meaning, Examples & Usage

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公立 (gōng lì): Public (Adjective) — Meaning & Stroke Order

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公立 consists of 2 characters.

public, common, fair, impartial

to stand; to establish; to set up

How to Use 公立 in Sentences

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

Measure Word + Nounwith所

yī一

suǒ所

gōng公

lì立

neutral

a public (institution)

Adjective + Noun

gōng公

lì立

yī医

yuàn院

neutral

public hospital

Verb + Complementwith转为

zhuǎn转

wéi为

gōng公

lì立

Example Sentences with 公立

zhè这

shì是

yī一

suǒ所

gōng公

lì立

xué学

gōng公

lì立

xué学

xiào校

neutral

public school

formal

Written

become public

xiào校

。

This is a public school.

kǎo考

lǜ虑

dào到

jiào教

yù育

zhì质

liàng量

，

wǒ我

men们

zuì最

zhōng终

xuǎn选

zé择

le了

zhè这

suǒ所

gōng公

lì立

xiǎo小

xué学

。

Considering the quality of education, we ultimately chose this public elementary school.

zhèng政

fǔ府

gōng工

zuò作

bào报

gào告

qiáng强

diào调

，

jiāng将

zēng增

jiā加

duì对

gōng公

lì立

yī医

liáo疗

jī机

gòu构

de的

cái财

zhèng政

tóu投

rù入

。

The government work report emphasized that financial investment in public medical institutions will be increased.

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gōng公

lì立

yī医

yuàn院

tōng通

cháng常

shōu收

fèi费

bǐ比

jiào较

pián便

yi宜

。

Public hospitals usually charge less.

nǐ你

liǎo了

jiě解

zhè这

suǒ所

gōng公

lì立

dà大

xué学

jǐn尽

guǎn管

zī资

yuán源

yǒu有

xiàn限

，

dàn但

zhè这

suǒ

zhèng政

fǔ府

jì计

huà划

xīn新

jiàn建

jǐ几

suǒ所

gōng公

yóu由

yú于

yù预

suàn算

xuē削

jiǎn减

，

gāi该

xiàng项

mù

de的

lù录

qǔ取

biāo标

zhǔn准

hé和

zhuān专

yè业

yōu优

shì势

ma吗

？

Do you know the admission criteria and academic strengths of this public university?

所

gōng公

lì立

měi美

shù术

guǎn馆

de的

zhǎn展

lǎn览

zhì质

liàng量

bìng并

bú不

xùn逊

sè色

。

Despite limited resources, the exhibition quality of this public art museum is not inferior.

lì

立

tú图

shū书

guǎn馆

，

fāng方

biàn便

shì市

mín民

yuè阅

dú读

。

The government plans to build several new public libraries to make reading more convenient for citizens.

目

bìng并

wèi未

bèi被

nà纳

rù入

gōng公

lì立

gōng公

yuán园

de的

gǎi改

zào造

jì计

huà划

。

Due to budget cuts, this project was not included in the renovation plan for the public park.

Related Words

More HSK vocabulary that shares characters with 公立.

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 立

成立chéng lìHSK 5
中立zhōng lì
创立chuàng lì
孤立gū lì
对立duì lì
屹立yì lì
建立jiàn lì
树立shù lì