拥有

擁有

yōngyǒu

verb HSK 5 #737

Meanings

To embrace and have - to possess something significant.

HSK 5

他拥有三套房子。

Tā yōngyǒu sān tào fángzi.

He owns three apartments.

HSK 5

这个城市拥有悠久的历史。

Zhège chéngshì yōngyǒu yōujiǔ de lìshǐ.

This city has a long history.

HSK 6

每个人都拥有平等的权利。

Měige rén dōu yōngyǒu píngděng de quánlì.

Everyone has equal rights.

usage

拥有 is more formal and emphatic than 有. Use 有 for everyday possession (我有一本书) and 拥有 for significant ownership or abstract things (拥有权利, 拥有梦想).

拥 yōng

有 yǒu