Chinese word

公开

Pronunciation

Pinyingōng kāi

Meaning

  • verbmake public

Example

公司决定公开财务报告。gōng sī jué dìng gōng kāi cái wù bào gào

The company decided to make its financial report public.

Illustration for 公开 (make public)

More examples

学校把学生名单公开在网站上。xué xiào bǎ xué shēng míng dān gōng kāi zài wǎng zhàn shàng

The school made the student list public on its website.

Core concept

Brings something kept private into shared public view, where it can be known and judged or monitored.

Common phrases

  • 公开信息gōng kāi xìn xī

    make information public

  • 公开资料gōng kāi zī liào

    make materials public

  • 公开发布gōng kāi fā bù

    publicly release

Similar words

公布gōng bù: Formally announce a law, decision, or other official matter to inform the public.
透露tòu lù: Reveal part of a secret or some information to another person.
泄露xiè lòu: Cause secrets or private information to become known through carelessness or improper action.
曝光bào guāng: Bring a hidden problem or fact into public view so many people learn about it.

Definition in Chinese

将原本隐蔽或仅限内部的事实、意见或材料揭示给公众，使其不再保密并可能接受公众评价或监督。jiāng yuán běn yǐn bì huò jǐn xiàn nèi bù de shì shí yì jiàn huò cái liào jiē shì gěi gōng zhòng shǐ qí bú zài bǎo mì bìng kě néng jiē shòu gōng zhòng píng jià huò jiān dū

Word origin

公开 (gōngkāi, "make public") combines 公 (gōng, "public") with 开 (kāi, "open"), presenting something as opened to the public instead of kept within a private circle.

Usage tips

  • The verb commonly applies to reports, opinions, decisions, apologies, and attitudes, so it is not limited to official notices or news.

Other meanings

  • announceverb
  • discloseverb
  • publicadjective

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