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拥有

yōng yǒu · yong you

Traditional 擁有

HSK 5Old HSK 6

Meaning

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  1. to have; to possess
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A superpower

  1. Dengdeng

    如果(rúguǒ)你(nǐ)能(néng)拥有(yōngyǒu)一(yī)个(gè)超能力(chāonénglì)，你(nǐ)想要(xiǎngyào)什么(shénme)？

    If you could have a superpower, what would you want?

  2. Liangliang

    我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)拥有(yōngyǒu)会(huì)飞(fēi)的(de)能力(nénglì)，这样(zhèyàng)就(jiù)不(bù)会(huì)堵车(dǔchē)了(le)。

    I want the ability to fly, so I never hit traffic.

  3. Dengdeng

    好(hǎo)主意(zhǔyi)！我(wǒ)想(xiǎng)拥有(yōngyǒu)听懂(tīngdǒng)小鸟(xiǎoniǎo)说话(shuōhuà)的(de)能力(nénglì)。

    Good idea! I want the ability to understand birds.

  4. Liangliang

    那(nà)窗外(chuāngwài)那(nà)只(zhī)鸟(niǎo)现在(xiànzài)在(zài)说(shuō)什么(shénme)？

    Then what is that bird outside the window saying now?

  5. Dengdeng

    它(tā)说(shuō)你(nǐ)的(de)面包(miànbāo)掉(diào)了(le)。

    It says your bread fell.

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01

每(měi)个(gè)人(rén)都(dōu)想(xiǎng)要(yào)得(dé)到(dào)无(wú)法(fǎ)拥(yōng)有(yǒu)的(de)东(dōng)西(xi)

Everyone wants what they can't have.

Tatoeba: Chinese by Janevy · English by Hybrid · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

她(tā)希(xī)望(wàng)拥(yōng)有(yǒu)一(yì)间(jiān)自(zì)己(jǐ)的(de)书(shū)房(fáng)。

She hopes to have a study of her own.

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