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
- 有赖于(有賴於) to rely on; to depend on
- 众鸟欣有托(眾鳥欣有托) all birds delight in the place where they rest
- 有钱人(有錢人) the rich; the wealthy
- 大有作为(大有作為) to accomplish much; to have good prospects; to have a promising future
- 有精神病 insane
- 没有规矩,何以成方圆(沒有規矩,何以成方圓) without rules, how can anything be done; one must follow some rules
- 有贪有仁(有貪有仁) both greed and benevolence
- 有年 for years ; an abundant year
- 三人行,则必有我师(三人行,則必有我師) If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
- 人各有所好 everyone has their likes and dislikes; there is no accounting for taste; chacun son goût
- 有钱有势(有錢有勢) having wealth and influence
- 有气派(有氣派) lordly
- 没有劲头儿(沒有勁頭兒) to have no strength
- 有益 useful; profitable; beneficial
- 吉人自有天相 Heaven helps the worthy
- 有核国家(有核國家) nuclear weapon states
- 有失身份 to be beneath one's dignity
- 有线 wired; cable ; wired; cable (television)
- 有条有理地(有條有理地) methodically; systematically
- 有色 colored; non-white; non-ferrous (metals)
- 心里有数(心裡有數) to know the score; to be well aware of the situation
- 有亏职守(有虧職守) (to be guilty of) dereliction of duty
- 有氧操 aerobics
- 有嘴无心(有嘴無心) to talk without any intention of acting on it; empty prattle
- 有作用 effective; to have impact
- 明知山有虎,偏向虎山行 to willfully go towards the mountain although knowing that it has tigers
- 各有所好 everyone has their likes and dislikes
- 没有劲头(沒有勁頭) to have no strength; to feel weak; feeling listless
- 有其师,必有其徒(有其師,必有其徒) As the teacher, so the pupil.
- 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
- 没有什么不可能(沒有什麼不可能) nothing is impossible; there's nothing impossible about it
- 确有其事(確有其事) (confirm to be) true; authentic
- 有效负载(有效負載) payload
- 有木有 come on, you can't deny it!; don't you think so?!
- 贤愚有差(賢愚有差) to distinguish between the worthy and ignorant
- 有电(有電) electric (apparatus); electrified; having electricity supply (of a house)
- 心中有鬼 to harbor ulterior motives
- 有限集 finite set
- 有机的(有機的) organic
- 有分 having a share of the benefit ; having a certain destiny
- 不求有功,但求无过(不求有功,但求無過) not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes
- 胸有成略 the hero has plans already laid; to have plans ready in advance; forewarned is forearmed
- 只有 only
- 另有企图(另有企圖) to have an axe to grind
- 有能力 able
- 必有重谢(必有重謝) (we) will be very grateful (if …)
- 有点儿(有點兒) slightly; a little; somewhat
- 卓有成效 highly effective; fruitful
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