Chinese word

国有

Pronunciation

Pinyinguó yǒu

Meaning

  • adjectivestate-owned

Example

这家公司是国有的。zhè jiā gōng sī shì guó yǒu de

This company is state-owned.

Illustration for 国有 (state-owned)

More examples

许多国有企业正在推进改革。xǔ duō guó yóu qǐ yè zhèng zài tuī jìn gǎi gé

Many state-owned enterprises are pushing forward reforms.

Core concept

An organization, piece of land, or asset belongs to the state as public property rather than to private owners.

Common phrases

  • 国有企业guó yóu qǐ yè

    state-owned enterprise

  • 国有资产guó yǒu zī chǎn

    state-owned assets

  • 国有土地guó yóu tǔ dì

    state-owned land

Similar words

国营guó yíng: Operated under direct state or government management.
公有gōng yǒu: Held as shared property of society or the state.

Definition in Chinese

指归国家所有的事物，常用于表示企业、土地、资产等属于国家的财产。zhǐ guī guó jiā suó yǒu de shì wù cháng yòng yú biǎo shì qǐ yè tǔ dì zī chǎn děng shǔ yú guó jiā de cái chǎn

Word origin

国有 (guóyǒu, "state-owned") combines 国 (guó, "state") and 有 (yǒu, "own"), so its meaning is ownership by the state.

Usage tips

  • The word describes ownership, not automatically daily management, so it helps separate a government-owned company from a privately owned one in business conversations.

Other meanings

  • state-runadjective
  • publicly ownedadjective

Opposites

  • 私有sī yǒuprivately ownedadjective
  • 民营mín yíngprivately runadjective

Related words

  • 国有化guó yǒu huànationalizeverb
  • 国有企业guó yóu qǐ yèstate-owned enterprisenoun

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