What does 公元 mean in Chinese?
公元 (gōngyuán) means CE (Common Era).
CHINESE DICTIONARY ENTRY
公元
CE (Common Era)
IN A VIDEO公元
See this word with its surrounding sentence, pinyin, translation, and timestamp.
DEFINITIONS & USAGE
Meaning and common use
01
CE (Common Era)
02
Christian Era
03
AD (Anno Domini)
ABOUT THIS ENTRY
Where this entry comes from
The HSK level, part of speech, and pronunciation come from the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus. The English definitions come from CC-CEDICT. Usage notes and example sentences are hand-written, so they exist for only a handful of entries.
Definitions from CC-CEDICT, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Vocabulary levels and parts of speech from the HSK 3.1 syllabus. This compiled dictionary is shared under the same CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
COMMON QUESTIONS
About 公元
How do you pronounce 公元?
公元 is pronounced gōngyuán.
Is 公元 an HSK word?
公元 is on the HSK 6 list of the HSK 3.1 vocabulary syllabus.
What part of speech is 公元?
公元 is used as a 名词 (noun) in Chinese.
SEE IT IN CONTEXT
Turn your own Chinese video into a searchable learning file.
Keep English optional, place pinyin above Hanzi, and export subtitles named after your video.