"To have" in Chinese — 拥有 (yōng yǒu)

拥

有

yōng yǒu

to have

HSK 3.0 Level 5Traditional: 擁有1 example sentence

Definitions

1to have; to possess

Stroke order

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拥

有

Zhuyin

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ㄩㄥ

yōng

ㄩ/ üㄥ/ eng—/ first tone

ㄧㄡˇ

yǒu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Simplified & traditional

拥有

Simplified

擁有

Traditional

Example sentences

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他拥有一家很大的公司。
tā yōng yǒu yì jiā hěn dà de gōng sī。
He owns a very large company.

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Related words

有

yǒu

to have

有名

yǒu míng

famous

所有

suǒ yǒu

all

有趣

yǒu qù

interesting

拥抱

yōng bào

to embrace

拥挤

yōng jǐ

crowded

有利

yǒu lì

advantageous

还有

hái yǒu

furthermore

没有

méi yǒu

haven't

有的

yǒu de

(there are) some (who are...)

有时

yǒu shí

sometimes

有些

yǒu xiē

some

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To have in Chinese: 拥有 (yōng yǒu)