Chinese word

私有

Pronunciation

Pinyinsī yǒu

Meaning

  • adjectiveprivate

Example

这些土地是私有的，不属于国家。zhè xiē tǔ dì shì sī yǒu de bù shǔ yú guó jiā

These lands are privately owned and do not belong to the state.

Illustration for 私有 (private)

More examples

历史上，这些企业曾经是私有的，后来被收归国有。lì shǐ shàng zhè xiē qǐ yè céng jīng shì sī yǒu de hòu lái bèi shōu guī guó yǒu

Historically, these enterprises were privately owned, but they were later brought under state ownership.

Core concept

An asset has a private owner whose control is separate from public or collective control.

Common phrases

  • 私有财产sī yǒu cái chǎn

    private property

  • 私有土地sī yóu tǔ dì

    private land

  • 私有企业sī yǒu qǐ yè

    private enterprise

Similar words

公有gōng yǒu: Describes property held by the public or a community for common benefit.
国有guó yǒu: Describes property held and managed by the state.
民营mín yíng: Describes a business owned or run by private people or private capital.
私人sī rén: Describes something belonging to one person or used for personal purposes.

Definition in Chinese

由个人控制或占有，不对公众或集体开放的所有关系或状态。yóu gè rén kòng zhì huò zhàn yǒu bú duì gōng zhòng huò jí tǐ kāi fàng de suó yǒu guān xì huò zhuàng tài

Word origin

In 私有 (sīyǒu, "privately owned"), 私 (sī, "private") marks the nonpublic side and 有 (yǒu, "possess") marks possession, producing a term for assets held outside public ownership.

Usage tips

  • The word identifies the holder of an asset rather than its public access, so a privately owned shop can still welcome customers.

Other meanings

  • individual ownershipnoun
  • private ownershipnoun

Opposites

  • 公有gōng yǒupublicly ownedadjective

Related words

  • 私有化sī yǒu huàprivatizeverb
  • 私有权sī yǒu quánprivate property rightsnoun

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