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in total
public
common
to share
altogether
to sum up to
republic
common understanding
community
overall character
peaceful coexistence of nations, societies etc
Notice where 共 sits in each complete thought.
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Source: Tatoeba #1454462 · CC BY 2.0 FRHe made fun of me in public.
Source: Tatoeba #819248 · CC BY 2.0 FRYou and I have something in common.
Source: Tatoeba #2241826 · CC BY 2.0 FRThere were fifty persons in all.
Source: Tatoeba #1529520 · CC BY 2.0 FRThe United States are a republic.
Source: Tatoeba #444686 · CC BY 2.0 FRThere are about ten to twenty students in total.
Source: Tatoeba #1216117 · CC BY 2.0 FRDefinitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.