national; state-run
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesadjective
national; state-run; government-established
formalPrimarily used as an attributive adjective (属性词) before nouns like universities, hospitals, museums, and other public institutions, indicating they are established and funded by the national government. It contrasts with '私立' (private) and '省立' (provincially established).
Guó国
lì立
dà大
xué学
tōng通
cháng常
yǒu有
gèng更
yōu悠
jiǔ久
de的
lì历
shǐ史
hé和
gèng更
wěn稳
dìng定
de的
cái财
zhèng政
zhī支
chí持
。
National universities usually have a longer history and more stable financial support.
Zhè这
shì是
yī一
suǒ所
guó国
lì立
yī医
yuàn院
，
shè设
bèi备
fēi非
cháng常
xiān先
jìn进
。
This is a state-run hospital with very advanced equipment.
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Guó国
lì立
bó博
wù物
guǎn馆
miǎn免
fèi费
xiàng向
gōng公
zhòng众
kāi开
fàng放
。
The national museum is open to the public free of charge.
Tā他
bì毕
yè业
yú于
Rì日
běn本
zhù著
míng名
de的
guó国
lì立
Dōng东
jīng京
Dà大
xué学
。
He graduated from the prestigious national University of Tokyo in Japan.
Guó国
lì立
jī机
gòu构
de的
gōng工
zuò作
rén人
yuán员
shǔ属
yú于
guó国
jiā家
gōng公
wù务
yuán员
。
Staff of state-run institutions are national civil servants.