公知 gōng zhī

DEFINITIONS

  1. public intellectual (sometimes used derogatorily)
  2. abbr. for 公共知識分子|公共知识分子[gong1 gong4 zhi1 shi5 fen4 zi3]

CHARACTERS

公 gōng fair, equitable; public; duke
知 zhī know, perceive, comprehend