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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• 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

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