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title: "Gongran Meaning: 公然 (gōngrán) Means “openly”"
description: "公然 (gōngrán) means “openly; brazenly; in public”. Hear its tones, see what 公 and 然 each mean and a real sentence that uses it."
canonical: "https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongran"
published: "2026-10-21"
updated: "2026-11-06"
author: "Mandarin The Wild"
---

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# What does 公然 mean?

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公然 gōngrán

## openly; brazenly; in public

## Its characters

1. 公 gōng public
2. 然 rán right

## In a sentence

他竟然公然在考场上作弊。 He actually cheated openly in the exam room.

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## More words with 公 or 然

- [办公 bàngōng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangong)
- [办公室 bàngōngshì](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/bangongshi)
- [必然 bìrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/biran)
- [不然 bùrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/buran)
- [当然 dāngrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/dangran)
- [大自然 dàzìrán](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/daziran)
- [公安 gōng’ān](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongan)
- [公布 gōngbù](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gongbu)
- [公告 gōnggào](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gonggao)
- [公共 gōnggòng](https://mandarinthewild.com/meaning/gonggong)

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