有 yǒu

1. yǒu verb is; are; to exist
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: For example, 有人敲门 'There is someone knocking at the door.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 174) 有 is always negated by 没, never by 不. For example, 他们没有见过太阳 'they had not seen the sun.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 221) 有 is the tenth most frequently used word in the Beijing Language Institute's 1985 frequency wordlist (Guoyu '有' v 1; Ho 2002, '有' 2; Kroll 2015 '有' 2, p. 911; NCCED '有' 1).
2. yǒu verb to have; to possess
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In this sense 有 often takes the pattern [subject] 有 [object], where the subject might be left out. For example, 自己有钱 'he had money.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 218; Ho 2002, '有' 1; Kroll 2015 '有' 1, p. 911; NCCED '有' 2; XHZD '有' 1, p. 911).
3. yǒu verb indicates an estimate
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: For example, 有近60万 'nearly 600,000.' (VOA, 2015-07-25; Ho 2002, '有' 3; NCCED '有' 3)
4. yǒu verb indicates a large quantity
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: In the sense of 多 (Guoyu '有' adj 2; Ho 2002, '有' 4; NCCED '有' 4)
5. yǒu verb indicates an affirmative response
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (NCCED '有' 6)
6. yǒu verb a certain; used before a person, time, or place
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: For example, in the pattern 有的...有的 (Ho 2002, '有' 5; NCCED '有' 8; XHZD '有' 3, p. 911)
7. yǒu verb used to compare two things
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (Ho 2002, '有' 6)
8. yǒu prefix used in a polite formula before certain verbs
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: For example, 有请 'to request' (Guoyu '有' prefix; XHZD '有' 2, p. 911)
9. yǒu verb used before the names of dynasties
   Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
   Notes: (XHZD '有' 5, p. 911; Wu and Tee 2015, loc. 296)
10. yǒu pronoun a certain thing; what exists
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '有' prefix; Kroll 2015 '有' 3, p. 911)
11. yǒu pronoun multiple of ten and ...
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the pattern 二十有四 twenty and four, i.e. 24 (Kroll 2015 '有' 4, p. 911)
12. yǒu adjective abundant
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 富裕 (Guoyu '有' adj 1)
13. yǒu adjective purposeful
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 故意 (Guoyu '有' adj 3)
14. yǒu proper noun You
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
    Notes: (Guoyu '有' n 1)

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• 心中有数(心中有數) to know what's going on
• 从来没有(從來沒有) have never; never before
• 有喜 to be expecting; to be with child
• 否有效 inefficient
• 有学问(有學問) erudite; learned; informed; scholarly
• 有机(有機) organic
• 有魅力 to be attractive; charming
• 有神论(有神論) theism
• 有害 destructive; harmful; damaging
• 体有空窍(體有空竅) a body has orifices
• 罪有应得(罪有應得) guilty and deserves to be punished; entirely appropriate chastisement
• 有编制(有編制) having a permanent post; part of the official staff
• 靡有孑遗(靡有孑遺) not a single one remaining
• 保有 to keep; to retain
• 公有化 to nationalize; to take over as communal property
• 有气派(有氣派) lordly
• 车到山前自有路(車到山前自有路) When we get to the mountain, there'll be a way through.; Everything will turn out for the best.; Let's worry about it when it happens.; It will be all right on the night.
• 胸有城府 subtle way of thinking; hard to fathom; deep and shrewd
• 有一腿 to have an affair
• 有待 to remain; pending
• 心有余，力不足(心有餘，力不足) The will is there, but not the strength (idiom, from Confucian Analects).; I really want to do it, but don't have the resources.
• 底栖有孔虫(底棲有孔蟲) benthic foraminifera
• 其来有自(其來有自) there is a reason for it
• 有意无意(有意無意) intentionally or otherwise
• 有钱有势(有錢有勢) having wealth and influence
• 有所广益(有所廣益) for the greater benefit of all
• 有的时候(有的時候) sometimes; at times
• 千里搭长棚，没有不散的宴席(千里搭長棚，沒有不散的宴席) even if you build a thousand-league awning for it, every banquet must come to an end
• 有棱有角 (of a shape) sharp and clearcut/(of a person) definite in his opinion ; (of a shape) sharp and clearcut; (of a person) definite in his opinion
• 有夫之妇(有夫之婦) married woman
• 有赖于(有賴於) to rely on; to depend on
• 责有攸归(責有攸歸) responsibility must lie where it belongs
• 有限元 finite element (method)
• 有责任(有責任) to be responsible
• 有耻且格(有恥且格) to know shame and abide by the rules of propriety
• 公有 to be publicly owned
• 别有韵味(別有韻味) to have quite a lasting charm
• 人外有人，天外有天 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself
• 有助于(有助於) to contribute to; to promote
• 善有善报(善有善報) virtue has its rewards; one good turn deserves another
• 有罪不罚(有罪不罰) impunity
• 兼而有之 to have both
• 有宝何必人前夸(有寶何必人前誇) There is no need to boast about one's treasures.
• 是非自有公论(是非自有公論) to determine right and wrong based on public opinion
• 有碍观瞻(有礙觀瞻) to obstruct the view
• 没有不透风的墙(沒有不透風的牆) no secret can be kept forever
• 有礼貌(有禮貌) courteous; polite

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