- 公有制 gōngyǒuzhì public ownershipSystem where the means of production are owned by the public or a collective, as opposed to private individuals
- 公有化 gōngyǒuhuà to nationalizeto nationalize or take over private property as communal or state property
- 公有土地 gōngyǒutǔdì public landLand for which private ownership has not been legally established or has been terminated; state-owned land.
- 非公有制经济 fēigōngyǒuzhìjīngjì non-public economyRefers to sectors of the economy that are not state-owned or collectively owned, including private enterprises, individual businesses, and foreign-funded ventures.
- 公有财产 gōngyǒucáichǎn public propertyGovernment-owned assets such as land or public facilities
- 公说公有理,婆说婆有理 gōngshuōgōngyǒulǐpóshuōpóyǒulǐ both sides claim to be rightBoth parties involved in a dispute insist that they are the one in the right and refuse to yield to the other.
- 天公有眼 tiāngōngyǒuyǎn justice will be doneheaven has eyes; used to express that providence is just or that a wicked person will eventually be punished