征用 (zhēng yòng) — to commandeer; to requisition (for official or military use)
Definition
A formal verb for when the government or military officially takes private property for public use. The subject is always a state or military authority, unlike the everyday verb 用.
verb
to commandeerto requisition (for official or military use)
Examples
- 征用。Zhèng fǔ zhēng yòng le nà piàn nóng tián yòng yú jiàn shè gāo sù gōng lù.The government requisitioned that farmland to build a highway.
- ，征用。Zhàn zhēng zhōng, jūn fāng zhēng yòng le xǔ duō mín yòng chē liàng.During the war, the military commandeered many civilian vehicles.
- 征用。Zhè jiā jiǔ diàn bèi zhēng yòng wèi lín shí gé lí zhōng xīn.This hotel was requisitioned as a temporary quarantine center.
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