公共事业 gōnggòngshìyè public utility Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 公共 gōnggòng adjective public belonging to or shared by the whole community; common; communal事业 事業 shìyè noun cause A large-scale project, activity, or collective undertaking that benefits society, such as a charitable, political, or educational cause.