state-owned
UK/steɪt əʊnd/US
Definitions
adj.
Owned and controlled by the government
国有的，国营的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedstatestand, set, place
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-connector
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ownedroot
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state + owned = owned by the state (government). A transparent compound; state here means the national government, not a US state.
Common Collocations
- 1.state-owned enterprise国有企业
- 2.state-owned bank国有银行
- 3.state-owned assets国有资产
Example Sentences
- 1.
The airline was a state-owned enterprise until it was privatized.