公开 meaning in English
open; overt; public; to make public; to release
Meaning of 公开
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- open; overt; public
- to make public; to release
How to use 公开
As a verb it means to make something public or release it, often with information, results, or letters. As an adjective it describes something done openly, and it often appears before a verb as 公开 + verb. Example: 公司公开了今年的计划。(Gōngsī gōngkāi le jīnnián de jìhuà.) The company made this year's plan public.
公 (gōng) means public or shared, and 开 (kāi) means to open. Something that is opened to the public is 公开: open, public, or made known.
Common mistake: Learners sometimes use 打开 (dǎkāi) when they mean 公开. 打开 is for physically opening a door, box, or app, while 公开 is for making information or an event open to everyone. Also keep both syllables in first tone: gōng and kāi.
公开 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
Stroke order for each character
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公 gōng · public · 4 strokes
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开 kāi · to open · 4 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 公开.
| 打开 | dǎkāi | to open; to show (a ticket) |
| 开玩笑 | kāi wánxiào | to play a joke; to make fun of; to joke |
| 开车 | kāichē | to drive a car (or train etc); (slang) to post sexual content online; to make a sexual jok |
| 开会 | kāihuì | to hold or attend a meeting |
| 离开 | líkāi | to depart; to leave |
| 公司 | gōngsī | company; firm; corporation |
| 开心 | kāixīn | to feel happy; to rejoice |
| 办公室 | bàngōngshì | office; business premises |
| 走开 | zǒukāi | to leave; to walk away; to beat it; to move aside |
| 公平 | gōngpíng | fair; impartial |
| 公园 | gōngyuán | park (for public recreation) |
| 分开 | fēnkāi | to separate; to part |
Questions about 公开
What does 公开 mean?
公开 (gōngkāi) means "open; overt; public; to make public; to release" and is used as a adjective and verb.
How do you write 公开?
公开 is made of 2 characters: 公 (4 strokes), 开 (4 strokes). That is 8 strokes in total.
Is 公开 an HSK word?
Yes. 公开 is on the HSK 3 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 公开 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 公开 is written 公開.
What is the difference between 公开 and 公共 (gōnggòng)?
公开 means open or made known, like a public announcement or an open letter. 公共 means shared by everyone, like 公共汽车 (gōnggòng qìchē) public bus or 公共场所 public places.
How do you say 'to say something in public' with 公开?
Put 公开 before the verb: 公开说 (gōngkāi shuō) or 公开表示 (gōngkāi biǎoshì), meaning to state openly. For example, 他公开说他不同意。(Tā gōngkāi shuō tā bù tóngyì.) He said openly that he disagreed.