gōngdào

公道

Word · Noun · Adjective

justice; fairness; reasonable

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Meanings

2 senses · 7 examples
1.

noun

justice; principle of fairness

neutral

Refers to an abstract concept of moral rightness or fair treatment.

Wǒ我
men们
yào要
zhǔ主
chí持
gōng公
dào道
 ,
bù不
néng能
piān偏
tǎn袒
rèn任
hé何
yī一
fāng方
 。

We must uphold justice and not show favoritism to any side.

Gōng公
dào道
zì自
zài在
rén人
xīn心
 ,
qún群
zhòng众
de的
yǎn眼
jing睛
shì是
xuě雪
liàng亮
de的
 。

Justice lies in the hearts of the people; the eyes of the masses are sharp.

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Tā他
wèi为
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
tǎo讨
le了
gè个
gōng公
dào道
 。

He sought justice in this matter.

2.

adjective

fair; reasonable; just

neutral

Describes actions, speech, or prices that are fair and not biased.

Shuō说
jù句
gōng公
dào道
huà话
 ,
zhè这
jiàn件
shì事
tā他
què确
shí实
méi没
yǒu有
cuò错
 。

To be fair, he was not at fault in this matter.

Zhè这
wèi位
lǐng领
dǎo导
bàn办
shì事
hěn很
gōng公
dào道
 ,
dà大
jiā家
dōu都
hěn很
fú服
qì气
 。

This leader handles affairs very fairly, and everyone respects him.

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Zhè这
jiā家
diàn店
de的
jià价
qian钱
hěn很
gōng公
dào道
 ,
suǒ所
yǐ以
wǒ我
men们
cháng常
lái来
 。

The prices at this store are very reasonable, so we come here often.

Tā他
de的
píng评
jià价
fēi非
cháng常
gōng公
dào道
 ,
méi没
yǒu有
chān掺
zá杂
gè个
rén人
gǎn感
qíng情
 。

His evaluation was very fair, without any personal bias.