publicly owned; collectively owned
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 5 examplesverb
to be publicly owned; to be collectively owned
formalRefers to property, resources, or means of production owned by the state or a collective, as opposed to private ownership. Often used in legal, economic, and political contexts.
Tǔ土
dì地
hé和
zì自
rán然
zī资
yuán源
zài在
Zhōng中
guó国
shì是
gōng公
yǒu有
de的
。
Land and natural resources are publicly owned in China.
Zhè这
jiā家
gōng工
chǎng厂
shǔ属
yú于
gōng公
yǒu有
cái财
chǎn产
。
This factory is publicly owned property.
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Gōng公
yǒu有
zhì制
de的
yōu优
shì势
zài在
yú于
néng能
jí集
zhōng中
zī资
yuán源
bàn办
dà大
shì事
。
The advantage of public ownership is the ability to pool resources to accomplish major tasks.
Zhè这
xiē些
gōng公
yǒu有
zhù住
fáng房
de的
zū租
jīn金
bǐ比
jiào较
dī低
lián廉
。
The rent for these publicly owned housing units is relatively low.
Wǒ我
men们
yīng应
gāi该
bǎo保
hù护
hǎo好
gōng公
yǒu有
de的
sēn森
lín林
zī资
yuán源
。
We should protect publicly owned forest resources.