công ích
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Definition
- Noun:
- Public interest; public benefit: The common good or welfare of a community or society as a whole. It refers to activities, works, or services that are for the collective advantage and not for private profit.
- Compulsory public labor (historical): Under certain historical regimes, this referred to a mandatory contribution of labor days or a monetary equivalent to the local authority for public works.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- Các dự án xây dựng công viên phục vụ công ích. (Park construction projects serve the public interest.)
- Mọi người đều có trách nhiệm đóng góp cho công ích. (Everyone has a responsibility to contribute to the public good.)
- Dưới chế độ cũ, nông dân phải nộp thuế công ích. (Under the old regime, farmers had to pay a public benefit tax.)
Advanced Usage
- The term can be used in legal and administrative contexts to describe organizations or sectors (e.g., - public utility organization) that operate for societal welfare rather than commercial gain.
- It can imply a moral or civic duty to act for the benefit of the community.
Variants and Related Words
Vì công ích (prep. phrase): for the public good.
- Họ làm việc đó hoàn toàn vì công ích. (They did that work entirely for the public good.)
Lao động công ích (n): community service; compulsory public work.
- Bản án bao gồm một trăm giờ lao động công ích. (The sentence includes one hundred hours of community service.)
Synonyms
- Public good: That which benefits society collectively.
- Commonweal: The welfare of the public.
- Public welfare: The health, happiness, and fortunes of the community.
Related Idioms
Làm việc công ích: to do public service work.
- Cựu chiến binh tích cực tham gia làm việc công ích. (The veteran actively participates in public service work.)
Tinh thần công ích: public spirit; a sense of civic duty.
- Chúng ta cần phát huy tinh thần công ích trong cộng đồng. (We need to promote a public spirit within the community.)
noun
- public interest; public benefit