Chinese word

公仆

Pronunciation

Pinyingōng pú

Meaning

  • nounpublic servant

Example

我们选出的官员应该是人民的公仆。wǒ men xuǎn chū de guān yuán yīng gāi shì rén mín de gōng pú

The officials we elect should be public servants of the people.

Illustration for 公仆 (public servant)

More examples

媒体批评那些脱离群众的官员不是公仆。méi tǐ pī píng nà xiē tuō lí qún zhòng de guān yuán bú shì gōng pú

The media criticized officials who had lost touch with the people, saying they were not public servants.

Core concept

A public official whose authority is understood as a duty to serve the community.

Common phrases

  • 为人民服务的公仆wéi rén mín fú wù de gōng pú

    public servant who serves the people

Similar words

公务员gōng wù yuán: A formal employee of a state or local government who carries out public duties.
官员guān yuán: A person holding an official post and some authority in a government or party organization.
公职人员gōng zhí rén yuán: A staff member of a government body or other public institution who performs public duties.
官僚guān liáo: A career civil servant who specializes in making policy and running administrative systems.

Definition in Chinese

指在公职岗位上以人民利益为中心、履行为民服务职责的人员。zhǐ zài gōng zhí gǎng wèi shàng yǐ rén mín lì yì wèi zhōng xīn lǚ xíng wèi mín fú wù zhí zé de rén yuán

Word origin

The compound joins 公 (gōng, "public") with 仆 (pú, "servant"), presenting an official as a servant of the public.

Usage tips

  • In conversational Chinese, this noun can sound solemn or political, so ordinary conversation often uses a job title or a more neutral description instead.

Opposites

  • 特权阶层tè quán jiē céngprivileged classnoun

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