有 yǒu
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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). -
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). -
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) -
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) -
yǒu
verb
indicates an affirmative response
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (NCCED '有' 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) -
yǒu
verb
used to compare two things
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
Notes: (Ho 2002, '有' 6) -
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) -
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) -
yǒu
pronoun
a certain thing; what exists
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: (Guoyu '有' prefix; Kroll 2015 '有' 3, p. 911) -
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) -
yǒu
adjective
abundant
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 富裕 (Guoyu '有' adj 1) -
yǒu
adjective
purposeful
Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
Notes: In the sense of 故意 (Guoyu '有' adj 3) -
yǒu
proper noun
You
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Names , Concept: Surname 姓氏
Notes: (Guoyu '有' n 1)
Contained in
- 国家兴亡,匹夫有责(國家興亡,匹夫有責) The rise and fall of the nation concerns everyone . Everyone bears responsibility for the prosperity of society.
- 没有差别(沒有差別) there is no difference; it makes no difference
- 有的是 have plenty of; there's no lack of
- 原有 original
- 公说公有理,婆说婆有理(公說公有理,婆說婆有理) both sides claim they're right
- 有事 to be occupied with something; to have something on one's mind; there is something the matter
- 没有什么不可能(沒有什麼不可能) nothing is impossible; there's nothing impossible about it
- 有目无睹(有目無睹) has eyes but can't see; unable or unwilling to see the importance of something; blind (to something great)
- 有潜力(有潛力) promising; showing potential
- 有的没的(有的沒的) trivial (matters); triviality; nonsense; rubbish
- 有子存焉 I still have sons, don't I?; future generations will continue the work
- 有编制(有編制) having a permanent post; part of the official staff
- 人有三急 (jocularly) to need to answer the call of nature
- 有鉴于此(有鑒於此) in view of this; to this end
- 目怆有天(目愴有天) to look at the sky in sorrow
- 有药瘾者(有藥癮者) addict
- 有害无益(有害無益) harmful and without benefit; more harm than good
- 有限公司 limited liability company; corporation
- 一无所有(一無所有) not having anything at all; utterly lacking
- 有关联(有關聯) related to; concerning; to be correlated
- 年轻有为(年輕有為) young and promising
- 别有(別有) to have other...; to have a special ...
- 有色无胆(有色無膽) to be perverse and suggestive towards the opposite sex, but shrinking back when provoked to act on it; to have perverted thoughts but no guts to actually do it
- 有话要说(有話要說) to speak one's mind
- 天下没有不散的筵席(天下沒有不散的筵席) all good things must come to an end
- 人人有责(人人有責) it is everyone's duty
- 有够(有夠) very; extremely
- 有好奇心 curious
- 有借有还,再借不难(有借有還,再借不難) return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time
- 强中自有强中手(強中自有強中手) however strong you are, there is always someone stronger; there is always something more to learn; never be satisfied to rest on your laurels
- 有边儿(有邊兒) to be likely or possible; to begin to take shape; to be likely to succeed
- 有空 to have time (to do sth)
- 有机磷(有機磷) organic phosphate
- 有年头(有年頭) for donkey's years; for ages
- 是非自有公论(是非自有公論) to determine right and wrong based on public opinion
- 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
- 有主见(有主見) opinionated; having one's own strong views
- 有生以来(有生以來) since birth; for one's whole life
- 有染 to have an affair with
- 具有主权(具有主權) sovereign
- 有罪不罚(有罪不罰) impunity
- 伴有 to be accompanied by
- 有恃无恐(有恃無恐) secure in the knowledge that one has backing
- 带有(帶有) to have; to involve
- 有联系(有聯繫) to be connected; to be related
- 饶有兴趣(饒有興趣) engrossing
Also contained in
无所有处 、 有友如秤 、 非有非空门 、 华为技术有限公司 、 有法
Word is mentioned most frequently in
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