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公道

gōng dào · gong dao/gōng dao · gong dao

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HSK 7–9Old HSK 6

Meaning

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gōng dào 公道

  1. justice
  2. fairness
  3. public highway

gōng dao 公道

  1. fair
  2. equitable
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A fair price

  1. Dengdeng

    老板(lǎobǎn)，这个(zhège)玩具(wánjù)多少(duōshao)钱(qián)？

    Boss, how much is this toy?

  2. Qiqi

    二十(èrshí)块(kuài)。

    Twenty yuan.

  3. Dengdeng

    哇(wa)，价钱(jiàqian)很(hěn)公道(gōngdao)！

    Wow, the price is very fair!

  4. Liangliang

    老板(lǎobǎn)，你(nǐ)的(de)价格(jiàgé)真(zhēn)公道(gōngdao)，我(wǒ)买(mǎi)两个(liǎnggè)。

    Boss, your prices are really fair. I will buy two.

  5. Qiqi

    买(mǎi)两个(liǎnggè)，我(wǒ)再(zài)给(gěi)你(nǐ)便宜(piányi)五块(wǔkuài)，公道(gōngdao)吧(ba)？

    Buy two and I will take five yuan off for you. Fair?

  6. Dengdeng

    公道(gōngdao)！老板(lǎobǎn)是(shì)个(gè)公道(gōngdao)的(de)人(rén)。

    Fair! The boss is a fair person.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

大(dà)家(jiā)都(dōu)希(xī)望(wàng)这(zhè)件(jiàn)事(shì)能(néng)得(dé)到(dào)公(gōng)道(dào)的(de)处(chǔ)理(lǐ)。

Everyone hopes this matter can be handled fairly.

02

这(zhè)家(jiā)店(diàn)的(de)价(jià)钱(qian)很(hěn)公(gōng)道(dao)，所(suǒ)以(yǐ)生(shēng)意(yì)一(yì)直(zhí)不(bú)错(cuò)。

This shop's prices are very fair, so business has always been good.

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