私有制

sīyǒuzhì

noun #93,834

Meanings

1 private ownership (of property / means of production)
2 private-property system

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Examples

HSK 5

改革开放后，私有制经济得到了很大发展。

Gǎigé kāifàng hòu, sīyǒuzhì jīngjì dédào le hěn dà fāzhǎn.

After Reform and Opening Up, the private-ownership economy developed substantially.

HSK 7-9

马克思主义主张消灭生产资料私有制。

Mǎkèsīzhǔyì zhǔzhāng xiāomiè shēngchǎn zīliào sīyǒuzhì.

Marxism advocates the abolition of private ownership of the means of production.

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A core term in political economy and Marxist theory. Its opposite is 公有制 (public ownership). You'll meet both constantly in Chinese economics, politics, and history textbooks.

Stroke Order

私 sī

有 yǒu

制 zhì