公开 gōngkāi open
open; overt; public; to make public; to release
How to remember 公开: 公 public + 开 open = open.
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How it is used
- Open/public, or to make public - 公开道歉 (gōngkāi dàoqiàn) apologize publicly; 公开信息 (gōngkāi xìnxī) disclose information.
- The opposite of 秘密 (mìmì, secret); often used adverbially to mean 'openly, in the open.' - 秘密会议 (mìmì huìyì) a secret meeting.
- Covers both the adjective (out in the open) and the verb (to disclose).
Example sentences
- 他威胁要公开。 Tā wēixié yào gōngkāi.He threatened to make it public.