公平

• 拼音: gōng píng
• 汉字拆解: 公 = 八 (divide) + 厶 (private, inverted) = impartial; 平 = pictograph of a level surface

含义

Fair; just; equitable. Describes treating everyone equally without bias.

Used in everyday situations and formal contexts alike. Can describe rules, decisions, treatment, or competitions. The negative form 不公平 (unfair) is equally common.

例句

1. 老师对每个学生都很公平。
2. 这个比赛不太公平。
3. 我们应该公平地对待每一个人。

用法指南

语境: justice, competitions, social situations

语气: principled, evaluative

正确说法

• 这样做不公平。(Doing it this way is unfair.)
• 规则对所有人都是公平的。(The rules are fair to everyone.)

错误说法

• 不要把公平和公正混淆 — 公平 emphasises equal treatment, while 公正 emphasises being just and righteous. They overlap but are not identical.

起源与历史

Compound of 公 (public, impartial) and 平 (level, balanced), meaning 'publicly balanced' — i.e. fair and impartial.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Universal