公众

公眾

gōngzhòng

noun HSK 6 #2,749

Meanings

HSK 5

他是一位公众人物。

Tā shì yī wèi gōngzhòng rénwù.

He is a public figure.

HSK 6

这个消息已经向公众公开了。

Zhège xiāoxi yǐjīng xiàng gōngzhòng gōngkāi le.

This news has already been made public.

HSK 6

政府应该接受公众的监督。

Zhèngfǔ yīnggāi jiēshòu gōngzhòng de jiāndū.

The government should accept public oversight.

usage

Common collocations: 公众人物 (public figure), 公众号 (official WeChat account), 公众意见 (public opinion).

usage

公众 is more formal than 大家 or 群众. 群众 (qúnzhòng) often implies 'the masses' in a political sense.

公 gōng

众 zhòng