征用

zhēngyòng

verb #18,476

Meanings

1 to expropriate
2 to commandeer
3 to requisition

Characters

to levy; to requisition

Examples

政府征用了这块土地修建公路。

Zhèngfǔ zhēngyòng le zhè kuài tǔdì xiūjiàn gōnglù.

The government expropriated this land to build a highway.

战争时期，军队征用了许多民房。

Zhànzhēng shíqī, jūnduì zhēngyòng le xǔduō mínfáng.

During wartime, the army commandeered many civilian houses.

Tips

usage

征用 implies government or official authority taking private property for public use, often with compensation. Compare 没收 (mòshōu, confiscate) which implies seizure without compensation.

Stroke Order

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