🇨🇳Chinese Source WordCode: ZH

公众

Pronunciation / Transliteration: gōng zhòng

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
General Public/ˈdʒɛn.ər.əl ˈpʌb.lɪk/
nounCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #1500 frequency
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🇨🇳 Example Sentence in Chinese:

"新政策是为公众设计的。"

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As noun
  1. 1

    The population or community as a whole, especially in relation to public affairs or issues.

    "The new policy was designed to benefit the general public."
  2. 2

    Individuals or groups who are not part of a specific organization or institution.

    "The event was open to the general public, allowing anyone to attend."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

The term 'general public' combines 'general', derived from the Latin 'generalis', meaning 'pertaining to all', and 'public', from the Latin 'publicus', meaning 'of the people'. The phrase has evolved over centuries to denote the collective body of individuals in a society.

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