openly; brazenly (adv.)
HSK 6
Traditional
公然 (unaltered)
Radicals
Stroke order
Examples
他在公共场合公然撒谎。 tā zài gōnggòng chǎnghé gōngrán sāhuǎng。 - He openly lied in public.
他们公然违反了公司的规定。 tāmen gōngrán wéifǎn le gōngsī de guīdìng。 - They openly violated company regulations.
他公然挑战了老师的权威。 tā gōngrán tiǎozhàn le lǎoshī de quánwēi。 - He openly challenged the authority of the teacher.
公然对抗政府政策是违法的。 gōngrán duìkàng zhèngfǔ zhèngcè shì wéifǎ de。 - Openly opposing government policies is illegal.
在大家面前，他公然辱骂了她。 zài dàjiā miànqián, tā gōngrán rǔmà le tā。 - He openly insulted her in front of everyone.
Characters
公 gōng - male (This word can only describe the animals) |
然 rán - (lit.) so, like that; (lit.) but, nonetheless, however |