公 益

gōngyì

“Public good” in Chinese is 公益 (gōngyì).

Meaning

public good; public welfare; public interest

Example

例如，中国的公共交通毫不怀疑比英国的好，但英国的公益事业可能比中国的好。

For example, China's public transport is without a doubt better than the UK's, but the UK's public welfare may be better than China's.

Example sentence from Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0).

Characters

gōngHSK 24 strokespublic yìHSK 410 strokesbenefit

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Not to be confused with: 工艺 (gōngyì, arts and crafts)