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 noun becoming; bhāva
   Domain: Buddhism 佛教
   Notes: Sanskrit equivalent: bhāva, Pali: bhāva; FGS translation standard: Becoming (BL 'bhāva'; FGDB '有'; Kroll 2015 '有' 3b, p. 911)
4. 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)
5. 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)
6. yǒu verb indicates an affirmative response
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (NCCED '有' 6)
7. 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)
8. yǒu verb used to compare two things
   Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words
   Notes: (Ho 2002, '有' 6)
9. 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)
10. 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)
11. yǒu pronoun a certain thing; what exists
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: (Guoyu '有' prefix; Kroll 2015 '有' 3, p. 911)
12. 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)
13. yǒu adjective abundant
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 富裕 (Guoyu '有' adj 1)
14. yǒu adjective purposeful
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: In the sense of 故意 (Guoyu '有' adj 3)
15. 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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• 有作用 effective; to have impact
• 铮铮有声(錚錚有聲) clanging sounds
• 有头无尾(有頭無尾) to start but not finish
• 话里有话(話裡有話) to have hidden meaning; implication; more than just the apparent meaning; something hinted
• 有贪有仁(有貪有仁) both greed and benevolence
• 情人眼里有西施(情人眼裡有西施) In the eyes of the lover, a famous beauty . Beauty in the eye of the beholder
• 有备无患(有備無患) Preparedness averts peril.; to be prepared, just in case
• 有机化学(有機化學) organic chemistry
• 有求必应(有求必應) to grant whatever is asked for; to accede to every plea
• 另有 also
• 大有文章 some deeper meaning in this; more to it than meets the eye; there's something behind all this
• 有一些 somewhat; rather; some
• 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
• 有了 I've got a solution!; to have a bun in the oven
• 年轻有为(年輕有為) young and promising
• 徒有虚名(徒有虛名) with an undeserved reputation; unwarranted fame; nowhere near as good as he's made out to be
• 不占有 to not occupy
• 赫赫有名 to have a grand reputation
• 心中有鬼 to harbor ulterior motives
• 罪有应得(罪有應得) guilty and deserves to be punished; entirely appropriate chastisement
• 应有尽有(應有盡有) to have all that is needed
• 有线电视(有線電視) cable television
• 有说有笑(有說有笑) talking and laughing; to jest; cheerful and lively
• 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
• 有好奇心 curious
• 有所不同 to differ to some extent
• 心有计虑(心有計慮) the mind has plans and considerations
• 有效措施 effective action
• 特有 to be distinctive of; to have a special feature; to be peculiar to
• 有征无战(有征無戰) to win without a fight
• 男儿有泪不轻弹(男兒有淚不輕彈) real men do not easily cry
• 责有攸归(責有攸歸) responsibility must lie where it belongs
• 一无所有(一無所有) not having anything at all; utterly lacking
• 包子有肉不在褶上 a book is not judged by its cover
• 有增无已(有增無已) constantly increasing without limit; rapid progress in all directions
• 出言有章 to speak elegantly
• 带有(帶有) to have; to involve
• 常有 frequently occurring
• 胸有成竹 to imaging a complete of bamboo [before drawing it]; to plan in advance; a card up one's sleeve; forewarned is forearmed
• 有条有理地(有條有理地) methodically; systematically
• 有心人 resolute person; person with aspirations; people who feel; people who use their heads
• 万有(萬有) universal
• 冤有头，债有主(冤有頭，債有主) for every grievance someone is responsible, for every debt there is a debtor
• 有机发光二级管(有機發光二級管) organic light emitting diode
• 有味 tasty
• 设有(設有) to have; to incorporate; to feature
• 凹凸有致 curvaceous

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有法自相相违过 、 有海 、 有友如花 、 色有

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