保安 bǎo ān to ensure public security / to ensure safety (for workers engaged in production) / public security / security guard syn 检察官 檢察官 jiǎn chá guān public prosecutor / public procurator (judicial officer whose job may involve both criminal investigation and public prosecution) syn 公开 公開 gōng kāi open / overt / public / to make public / to release syn 竞选 競選 jìng xuǎn to take part in an election / to run for office 选举 選舉 xuǎn jǔ to elect / election / CL:次[ci4],個|个[ge4] syn 公 gōng public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wu3 deng3 jue2 wei4] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal) syn 海选 海選 hǎi xuǎn (in elections for village committees in the PRC since the 1990s) unrestricted nomination, a type of election where 1. everyone in the community is eligible to nominate somebody 2. voting is done by writing the name of one's nominee on the ballot, and 3. one's nominee can be anyone in the community (Nominees who receive the highest number of votes may be thereby elected or, more often, presented as the candidates in a further round of voting.) / (in other contexts) selection of the best contender in a process open to all comers / (in the entertainment industry) open audition 站台 zhàn tái platform (at a railway station) / (Tw) (of an influential person) to publicly lend one's support (e.g. for an election candidate) / (Tw) website syn 大选 大選 dà xuǎn general election 出马 出馬 chū mǎ to set out (on a campaign) / to stand for election / to throw one's cap in the ring syn 亮相 liàng xiàng to strike a pose (Chinese opera) / (fig.) to make a public appearance / to come out in public (revealing one's true personality, opinions etc) / (of a product) to appear on the market or at a trade show etc 参选 參選 cān xuǎn to be a candidate in an election or other selection process / to run for office / to turn out to vote 公益 gōng yì public good / public welfare / public interest 民意 mín yì public opinion / popular will / public will syn 落选 落選 luò xuǎn to fail to be chosen (or elected) / to lose an election syn 初选 初選 chū xuǎn primary election 预选 預選 yù xuǎn preselection / short-listing / primary election 公用 gōng yòng public / for public use 公安 gōng ān (Ministry of) Public Security / public safety / public security 口碑 kǒu bēi public praise / public reputation / commonly held opinions / current idiom syn 胜出 勝出 shèng chū to come out on top / to win (in an election, contest etc) / success / victory syn 众怒 眾怒 zhòng nù public anger / public outrage syn 重点 重點 chóng diǎn to recount (e.g. results of election) / to re-evaluate syn 公示 gōng shì to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments) / public notification 一轮 一輪 yī lún first round or stage (of a match, election, talks, planned policy etc) 第二轮 第二輪 dì èr lún second round (of match, or election) 第一轮 第一輪 dì yī lún first round (of match, or election) 买票 買票 mǎi piào to buy tickets / (Tw) to buy votes (in an election) 公益事业 公益事業 gōng yì shì yè service to the public / public welfare undertaking / charity / social facility 公共事业 公共事業 gōng gòng shì yè public utility / state-run enterprise / public foundation or enterprise, often charitable 直选 直選 zhí xuǎn direct election 二轮 二輪 èr lún second round (of a match or election) 选举委员会 選舉委員會 xuǎn jǔ wěi yuán huì Election Committee (Hong Kong) 补选 補選 bǔ xuǎn by-election 贿选 賄選 huì xuǎn to buy votes (in an election) syn 直接选举 直接選舉 zhí jiē xuǎn jǔ direct election 参选人 參選人 cān xuǎn rén election participant / candidate 公家 gōng jiā the public / the state / society / the public purse syn 公判 gōng pàn public opinion / public announcement of verdict at a trial syn 克己奉公 剋己奉公 kè jǐ fèng gōng self-restraint and devotion to public duties (idiom) / selfless dedication / to serve the public interest wholeheartedly syn 损公肥私 損公肥私 sǔn gōng féi sī to damage the public interest for personal profit (idiom) / personal profit at public expense / venal and selfish behavior syn 兄弟 xiōng dì brothers / younger brother / CL:個|个[ge4] / I, me (humble term used by men in public speech) / brotherly / fraternal syn 公寓 gōng yù apartment building / block of flats (may be a public housing block or a condominium etc) (CL:套[tao4]) syn 公园 公園 gōng yuán park (for public recreation) / CL:座[zuo4] syn 酒店 jiǔ diàn wine shop / pub (public house) / hotel / restaurant / (Tw) hostess club syn 明 míng bright / opposite: dark 暗[an4] / (of meaning) clear / to understand / next / public or open / wise / generic term for a sacrifice to the gods syn 阳光 陽光 yáng guāng sunshine / (of personality) upbeat / energetic / transparent (open to public scrutiny) syn 公众 公眾 gōng zhòng public syn 公共 gōng gòng public / common / communal syn 大厅 大廳 dà tīng hall / concourse / public lounge / (hotel) lobby syn 治安 zhì ān law and order / public security syn 作出 zuò chū to put out / to come up with / to make (a choice, decision, proposal, response, comment etc) / to issue (a permit, statement, explanation, apology, reassurance to the public etc) / to draw (conclusion) / to deliver (speech, judgment) / to devise (explanation) / to extract syn 广场 廣場 guǎng chǎng public square / plaza 人士 rén shì person / figure / public figure syn 公布 公佈 gōng bù to announce / to make public / to publish syn 开放 開放 kāi fàng to bloom / to open / to be open (to the public) / to open up (to the outside) / to be open-minded / unrestrained by convention / unconstrained in one's sexuality syn 曝光 pù guāng exposure (e.g. of photosensitive material) / to expose (a scandal to the public) syn 财政 財政 cái zhèng finances (public) / financial 露面 lòu miàn to show one's face / to appear (in public) syn 公关 公關 gōng guān public relations 公交 gōng jiāo public transportation / mass transit / abbr. for 公共交通[gong1 gong4 jiao1 tong1] 公立 gōng lì public (e.g. school, hospital) syn 风头 風頭 fēng tóu wind direction / the way the wind blows / fig. trend / direction of events / how things develop (esp. how they affect oneself) / public opinion (concerning one's actions) / publicity (usually derog.) / limelight syn 内幕 內幕 nèi mù inside story / non-public information / behind the scenes / internal syn 当众 當眾 dāng zhòng in public / in front of everybody syn 公务员 公務員 gōng wù yuán civil servant / public servant syn 公墓 gōng mù public cemetery 张扬 張揚 zhāng yáng to display ostentatiously / to bring out into the open / to make public / to spread around / flamboyant / brash syn 公共场所 公共場所 gōng gòng chǎng suǒ public place 公款 gōng kuǎn public money syn 舆论 輿論 yú lùn public opinion syn 公诉人 公訴人 gōng sù rén district attorney / public prosecutor / procurator 公用电话 公用電話 gōng yòng diàn huà public phone / CL:部[bu4] syn 公诉 公訴 gōng sù public prosecution / criminal prosecution 场子 場子 chǎng zi (coll.) gathering place / public venue syn 声张 聲張 shēng zhāng to make public / to disclose syn 首发 首發 shǒu fā first issue / first public showing 水族馆 水族館 shuǐ zú guǎn aquarium (open to the public) 首演 shǒu yǎn maiden stage role / first performance / first public showing 知名度 zhī míng dù reputation / profile / familiarity in the public consciousness syn 国立 國立 guó lì national / state-run / public syn 台面 臺面 tái miàn tabletop / countertop / (fig.) public view / plain sight / (gambling) stake 披露 pī lù to reveal / to publish / to make public / to announce syn 公演 gōng yǎn to perform in public / to give a performance syn 浴池 yù chí public bath syn 公私 gōng sī public and private (interests, initiative etc) syn 公敌 公敵 gōng dí public enemy 小妹 xiǎo mèi little sister / girl / (Tw) young female employee working in a low-level role dealing with the public (assistant, waitress, attendant etc) 众矢之的 眾矢之的 zhòng shǐ zhī dì lit. target of a multitude of arrows (idiom) / the butt of public criticism / attacked on all sides syn 公厕 公廁 gōng cè public toilet 国库 國庫 guó kù public purse / state treasury / national exchequer 公仆 公僕 gōng pú public servant / CL:個|个[ge4],位[wei4] syn 澡堂 zǎo táng public baths syn 卖座 賣座 mài zuò (of a movie, show or restaurant) to attract customers / popular with the paying public / high-grossing / number of seats occupied (by moviegoers etc) 公物 gōng wù public property syn 社会名流 社會名流 shè huì míng liú celebrity / public figure syn 公职 公職 gōng zhí civil service / public office / government job 节假日 節假日 jié jià rì public holiday syn 抛头露面 拋頭露面 pāo tóu lòu miàn to show your face in public (derog.) syn 