公用 meaning in English

gōngyòng

public; for public use

HSK 7-9verb9 strokes

Meaning of 公用

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

gōngyòng
  1. public
  2. for public use

公用 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

请qǐng问wèn最zuì近jìn的de公gōng用yòng电diàn话huà在zài哪nǎ里lǐ?
Can you please tell me where the nearest public telephone is?

Stroke order for each character

Open a character for its meaning, components and more words.

公 gōng · public · 4 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4

用 yòng · to use · 5 strokes

  1. 1
  2. 2
  3. 3
  4. 4
  5. 5

Related words

Words that share a character with 公用.

不用bùyòngneed not
有用yǒuyònguseful
公司gōngsīcompany; firm; corporation
办公室bàngōngshìoffice; business premises
使用shǐyòngto use; to employ
公平gōngpíngfair; impartial
公园gōngyuánpark (for public recreation)
作用zuòyòngto act on; to affect; action; function; activity
公里gōnglǐkilometer
公路gōnglùhighway; road
信用卡xìnyòngkǎcredit card
公斤gōngjīnkilogram (kg)

Questions about 公用

What does 公用 mean?

公用 (gōngyòng) means "public; for public use" and is used as a verb.

How do you write 公用?

公用 is made of 2 characters: 公 (4 strokes), 用 (5 strokes). That is 9 strokes in total.

Is 公用 an HSK word?

Yes. 公用 is on the HSK 7-9 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.