信 xìn letter / mail / CL:封[feng1] / to trust / to believe / to profess faith in / truthful / confidence / trust / at will / at random syn 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 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 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 公益 gōng yì public good / public welfare / public interest 民意 mín yì public opinion / popular will / public will syn 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 众怒 眾怒 zhòng nù public anger / public outrage syn 公示 gōng shì to make known to the public (for information or to seek comments) / public notification 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 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 信任 xìn rèn to trust / to have confidence in 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 委托 委託 wěi tuō to entrust / to trust / to commission syn 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 信赖 信賴 xìn lài to trust / to have confidence in / to have faith in / to rely on 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] 信用 xìn yòng trustworthiness / (commerce) credit / (literary) to trust and appoint 信托 信託 xìn tuō to entrust / trust bond (finance) syn 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 辜负 辜負 gū fù to fail to live up (to expectations) / unworthy (of trust) / to let down / to betray (hopes) / to disappoint 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 信誉 信譽 xìn yù prestige / distinction / reputation / trust 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 轻信 輕信 qīng xìn to easily trust / gullible / naïve syn 公演 gōng yǎn to perform in public / to give a performance syn 智囊团 智囊團 zhì náng tuán think tank / brain trust 托管 tuō guǎn trusteeship / to trust 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 听天由命 聽天由命 tīng tiān yóu mìng (idiom) to submit to the will of heaven / to resign oneself to fate / to trust to luck syn 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) 威信 wēi xìn prestige / reputation / trust / credit with the people syn 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 亲信 親信 qīn xìn (often pejorative) trusted aide / confidant / to put one's trust in (sb) 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 守株待兔 shǒu zhū dài tù lit. to guard a tree-stump, waiting for rabbits (idiom) / to wait idly for opportunities / to trust to chance rather than show initiative 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 公干 公幹 gōng gàn public business / official work syn 公诸于世 公諸於世 gōng zhū yú shì to announce to the world (idiom) / to make public / to let everyone know syn 国有 國有 guó yǒu nationalized / public / government owned / state-owned syn 报告会 報告會 bào gào huì public lecture (with guest speakers etc) 公映 gōng yìng public screening (of a movie) syn 风化 風化 fēng huà decency / public morals / to weather (rocks) / wind erosion 公费 公費 gōng fèi at public expense 市集 shì jí fair / market (in a public place) / small town syn 