公 益 事 业

gōng yì shì yèdictionary entry

service to the public / public welfare undertaking / charity / social facility

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

公益事業 公益事业 [gong1 yi4 shi4 ye4] /service to the public/public welfare undertaking/charity/social facility/

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Other forms in these source records: 公益事業

公
gōng
public / collectively owned / common / international (e.g. high seas, metric system, calendar) / make public / fair / just / Duke, highest of five orders of nobility 五等爵位[wǔ děng jué wèi] / honorable (gentlemen) / father-in-law / male (animal)
益
yì
benefit / profit / advantage / beneficial / to increase / to add / all the more
Yì
surname Yi
事
shì
matter / thing / item / work / affair / CL:件[jiàn],樁|桩[zhuāng],回[huí]
业
yè
line of business / industry / occupation / job / employment / school studies / enterprise / property / (Buddhism) karma / deed / to engage in / already
Yè
surname Ye

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