公共知识分子 gōnggòngzhīshifènzǐ public intellectual Origin Definitions Defs Strokes Stroke Words Sentences Sents 公共 gōnggòng adjective public belonging to or shared by the whole community; common; communal知识分子 知識分子 zhīshifènzǐ noun intellectual An educated person, such as a teacher, engineer, or writer, who typically makes a living through mental labor; the intelligentsia.