据为己有

據為己有

jùwéi-jǐyǒu

idiom #19,235

Meanings

Seize as one's own possession

HSK 3

他把公司的钱据为己有。

Tā bǎ gōngsī de qián jùwéi-jǐyǒu.

He appropriated the company's money for himself.

HSK 3

不能把别人的东西据为己有。

Bù néng bǎ biérén de dōngxi jùwéi-jǐyǒu.

You can't take other people's things as your own.

grammar

Often used with 把: 把...据为己有. The structure emphasizes illegally or improperly claiming something that belongs to others.

据 jù

为 wéi

己 jǐ

有 yǒu