gōng
公爹
public; fair; male; respectful term for an elderly man
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Meanings
6 senses · 12 examplesadjective
public; collective; shared
Often contrasts with 私 (private).
Gōng公
yuán园
shì是
gōng公
gòng共
chǎng场
suǒ所
。
The park is a public place.
Wǒ我
men们
yào要
ài爱
hù护
gōng公
wù物
。
We must protect public property.
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Tā他
bàn办
shì事
hěn很
gōng公
píng平
。
He handles matters very fairly.
adjective
just; fair; impartial
Fǎ法
guān官
pàn判
àn案
yào要
gōng公
zhèng正
。
Judges must be fair when deciding cases.
Tā他
dài待
rén人
hěn很
gōng公
dao道
。
He treats people very fairly.
adjective
male (of animals)
Specifically for animals.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
zhī只
gōng公
jī鸡
。
This is a rooster.
Gōng公
yuán园
lǐ里
yǒu有
gōng公
shī狮
zi子
。
There are male lions in the park.
noun
father-in-law (husband's father)
Tā她
duì对
wǒ我
gōng公
pó婆
hěn很
hǎo好
。
She is very good to my parents-in-law.
noun
honorific title for an elderly man; grandpa
honorificZhāng张
yé爷
ye爷
shì是
wǒ我
men们
xiǎo小
qū区
de的
rè热
xīn心
rén人
。
Grandpa Zhang is a kind-hearted person in our community.
Xiǎo小
péng朋
you友
men们
dōu都
xǐ喜
huan欢
tīng听
Wáng王
yé爷
ye爷
jiǎng讲
gù故
shi事
。
All the children love listening to Grandpa Wang tell stories.
noun
father-in-law; husband's father (dialectal: 公爹)
dialectDialectal term for husband's father.
Tā她
gōng公
diē爹
shì是
wèi位
tuì退
xiū休
jiào教
shī师
。
Her father-in-law is a retired teacher.
Wǒ我
men们
nà那
biān边
guǎn管
gōng公
gong公
jiào叫
gōng公
diē爹
。
Where I'm from, we call our father-in-law 'gōngdiē'.