公办 gōngbàn state-run
How to remember 公办: 公 public + 办 manage = state-run.
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How it is used
- 'State-run, publicly operated' - chiefly of schools: 公办学校 (gōngbàn xuéxiào) a public school.
- The standard contrast is 民办 (mínbàn, privately/community-run). 公办/民办 is the everyday way to distinguish public from private institutions.