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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• 所有格 possessive case
• 专有名词(專有名詞) proper noun
• 有氧运动(有氧運動) aerobics
• 存有论(存有論) ontology
• 有一腿 to have an affair
• 有眼不识泰山(有眼不識泰山) to have eyes but fail to recognize Mt Tai; to fail to recognize somebody important or somebody's great talent
• 其来有自(其來有自) there is a reason for it
• 名花有主 the girl is already taken
• 伴有 to be accompanied by
• 若有所思 looking pensive; thoughtfully
• 有意无意(有意無意) intentionally or otherwise
• 将门有将(將門有將) the family of a commander produces more commanders
• 有条纹(有條紋) to be striped
• 有去无回(有去無回) gone forever
• 常在河边走，哪有不湿鞋(常在河邊走，哪有不濕鞋) a person who regularly walks by the river cannot avoid getting their shoes wet
• 有效期 period of validity; sell-by date
• 乌有(烏有) not to exist; to be illusory
• 有朝 one day; sometime in the future
• 有机磷酸酯类(有機磷酸酯類) organophosphate
• 自有品牌 private brand
• 家家有本难念的经(家家有本難念的經) Every family goes through its problems.
• 书中自有黄金屋，书中自有颜如玉(書中自有黃金屋，書中自有顏如玉) in books are sumptuous houses and graceful ladies
• 没有意义(沒有意義) not to have any meaning; meaningless
• 有备无患(有備無患) Preparedness averts peril.; to be prepared, just in case
• 国有企业(國有企業) nationalized business; state-owned business
• 固有 inherent
• 有创造力(有創造力) ingenious; creative
• 空前未有 unprecedented
• 享有 to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
• 有钱人(有錢人) the rich; the wealthy
• 有百利而无一害(有百利而無一害) to have many advantages and no disadvantages
• 有心眼 clever; sharp
• 有机可乘(有機可乘) to have an opportunity that one can exploit
• 底栖有孔虫(底棲有孔蟲) benthic foraminifera
• 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.
• 一无所有(一無所有) not having anything at all; utterly lacking
• 装有(裝有) fitted with
• 有核国家(有核國家) nuclear weapon states
• 有嘴无心(有嘴無心) to talk without any intention of acting on it; empty prattle
• 有志竟成 persevere and you will succeed; where there's a will, there's a way
• 有限元法 finite element method
• 有福同享，有祸同当(有福同享，有禍同當) To enjoy blessings and endure misfortune together; for better or for worse
• 独有(獨有) to personally own; to possess solely; only; solely; there is only
• 大有文章 some deeper meaning in this; more to it than meets the eye; there's something behind all this
• 据为己有(據為己有) to take for one's own; to expropriate
• 有脸(有臉) having face; to have prestige; to command respect; to have the nerve (e.g. to ask something outrageous); to have the gall

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