私有

sīyǒu

adjective HSK 7-9 #18,812

Meanings

1 privately owned
2 private (ownership)

Characters

private; personal

to have; to own

Literally 'privately owned'

Examples

HSK 4

这块土地是私有的。

Zhè kuài tǔdì shì sīyǒu de.

This piece of land is privately owned.

HSK 4

私有财产受法律保护。

Sīyǒu cáichǎn shòu fǎlǜ bǎohù.

Private property is protected by law.

Tips

usage

私有 emphasizes ownership: 私有财产 (private property), 私有制 (private ownership system). The opposite is 公有 (publicly owned).

Stroke Order

私 sī

有 yǒu