"Possess" • Chinese-English Dictionary

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 suǒ yǒu all / to have / to possess / to own
 yōng yǒu to have / to possess
 jù bèi to possess / to have / equipped with / able to fulfill (conditions or requirements)
 jù yǒu to have / to possess
 zhàn yǒu to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc)
 zì yǒu to possess / to own / to have
 yǒu zhe to have / to possess
 bào yǒu have / possess
 fù shēn to enter a body / to possess
 lǐng yǒu to possess / to own
 jù tool / device / utensil / equipment / instrument / talent / ability / to possess / to have / to provide / to furnish / to state / classifier for devices, coffins, dead bodies
 jù yǒu to occupy / to hold / to possess
 zài shēn to possess / to be occupied or burdened with (work, a contract, a lawsuit)
 qiú shēng to seek survival / to possess the will to live
广 shén tōng guǎng dà to possess great magical power / to possess remarkable abilities
 fù tǐ (of a spirit or deity) to possess sb
 sān tóu liù bì lit. to have three heads and six arms (idiom) / fig. to possess remarkable abilities / a being of formidable powers
 tú yōng xū míng to possess an undeserved reputation (idiom)
 kǎn kǎn to possess assurance and composure
 kè dāng yī miàn to possess one-sided abilities (idiom)
 jiàn wén yǒu xiàn to possess limited experience and knowledge (idiom)
 dào gāo yì ān , shì gāo yì wēi More moral strength increases one's safety, more power and influence increases one's danger (idiom, from Records of the Historian 史記|史记). cf Unlimited power is apt to corrupt the minds of those who possess it (William Pitt the Elder, 1770).
 bié wú cháng wù to possess nothing except bare necessities / to live a poor or frugal life
 shēn wú cháng wù to possess nothing except bare necessities / to live a poor or frugal life
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