据 为 己 有

jù wéi jǐ yǒudictionary entry

(idiom) to illegally take possession of / to appropriate

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Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

據為己有据为己有 [ju4 wei2 ji3 you3] /(idiom) to illegally take possession of; to appropriate/

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Other forms in these source records: 據為己有

据
jù
according to / to act in accordance with / to depend on / to seize / to occupy
jū
used in 拮据[jié jū]
为
wéi
as (in the capacity of) / to take sth as / to act as / to serve as / to behave as / to become / to be / to do / by (in the passive voice)
wèi
because of / for / to
己
jǐ
self / oneself / sixth of the ten Heavenly Stems 十天干[shí tiān gān] / sixth in order / letter "F" or Roman "VI" in list "A, B, C", or "I, II, III" etc / hexa
有
yǒu
to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[yǒu yì] intentional)

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