公然

公然 gōngrán in a sentence

Blatantly (openly)

Full dictionary entry HSK 6 2 sentences

公然 (gōngrán) means Blatantly (openly). Below are 2 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.

Dictionary examples

他 公然 违反了规定。

Tā gōngrán wéifǎn le guīdìng.

He openly broke the rules.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 公然

有人 公然 在禁烟区吸烟。

Yǒu rén gōngrán zài jìnyān qū xīyān.

Someone was openly smoking in the no-smoking area.

Dictionary example · HSK 6 · 公然

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How is 公然 used in a sentence?

This page shows 2 sentences using 公然 (gōngrán, "Blatantly (openly)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.

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Is 公然 an HSK word?

Yes — 公然 is on the official HSK 6 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 6 page.

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