公众 gōngzhòng public
How to remember 公众: 公 public + 众 multitude = public.
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How it is used
- The general public as a body - 公众人物 (gōngzhòng rénwù) public figure; 公众场合 (gōngzhòng chǎnghé) public setting.
- More formal and institutional than 大家 (dàjiā); overlaps with 大众 (dàzhòng, the masses) but stresses the public in a civic/media sense.
- Frequent in 公众号 (gōngzhòng hào), the WeChat public account.
Example sentences
- 汤姆知道在公众场合怎么样自处。 Tāngmǔ zhīdào zài gōngzhòng chǎnghé zěnmeyàng zì chǔ.Tom knows how to behave in public.