据为己有

據為己有

jùwéijǐyǒu

idiom #19,235

Meanings

1 to take possession of
2 to appropriate for oneself

Characters

to occupy; to seize

to have; possession

Seize as one's own possession

Examples

他把公司的钱据为己有。

Tā bǎ gōngsī de qián jùwéijǐyǒu.

He appropriated the company's money for himself.

不能把别人的东西据为己有。

Bù néng bǎ biérén de dōngxi jùwéijǐyǒu.

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

Tips

grammar

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

Stroke Order

据 jù

为 wèi

己 jǐ

有 yǒu