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<p>收 <a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/687/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/687/</a></p>
<p>[3] [v] receive; accept; <strong>take</strong></p>
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<p>歸 <a href="http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2343/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2343/</a></p>
<p>[3] <strong>belong to</strong>; rest with; be in charge</p>
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<p>己= self</p>
<p>有= possession</p>
<p>收歸己有 = &quot;take possession and make it belong to oneself&quot;</p>
<p>There's a common phrase &quot;收歸國有&quot;, which means &quot;Take possession (of a company) and assign it to become State-owned &quot; . Similarly &quot;收歸己有&quot; in your sentence would mean : &quot;&quot;Take possession (of an army) and assign it to become Self-owned &quot;</p>

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<p>This is from near the  beginning of 三国演义 and I am already puzzled：</p>

<p>他把何进部下的兵都收归己有。 Maybe: He （收？) recaptured / imprisoned all the troops under 何进's command </p>

<p>归己有： returned them to his own command ??</p>

<p>收 is '收复‘ or '收监‘ or some other word？</p>

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That's wrong, "收" in "收歸" means "take"; "歸" in "收歸" means "assign to"  or "allocate  to" . As in "收歸國有",  which means: "Take possession (of a company) and assign it to become State-owned " - The country didn't own this company before, so it can't be called "regain", "retake" or "take back"
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What does 收 mean in 他把何进部下的兵都收归己有?
# What does 收 mean in 他把何进部下的兵都收归己有?

(Asked by: username_0 on 2016-12-01)

This is from near the beginning of 三国演义 and I am already puzzled：

他把何进部下的兵都收归己有。 Maybe: He （收？) recaptured / imprisoned all the troops under 何进's command

归己有： returned them to his own command ??

收 is '收复‘ or '收监‘ or some other word？

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> **Comments:**
> **username_1**: That's wrong, "收" in "收歸" means "take"; "歸" in "收歸" means "assign to"  or "allocate  to" . As in "收歸國有",  which means: "Take possession (of a company) and assign it to become State-owned " - The country didn't own this company before, so it can't be called "regain", "retake" or "take back"  

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### Answer by username_1 on 2016-12-01. Score: 3

> 收 <http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/687/>
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> [3] [v] receive; accept; **take**

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> 歸 <http://www.cantonese.sheik.co.uk/dictionary/characters/2343/>
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> [3] **belong to**; rest with; be in charge

己= self

有= possession

收歸己有 = "take possession and make it belong to oneself"

There's a common phrase "收歸國有", which means "Take possession (of a company) and assign it to become State-owned " . Similarly "收歸己有" in your sentence would mean : ""Take possession (of an army) and assign it to become Self-owned "


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