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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• 有意 to intend to; to be interested in
• 有枝有叶(有枝有葉) to become bogged down in the details
• 经济有效(經濟有效) cost-effective
• 心有余而力不足(心有餘而力不足) the will is there, but not the strength; the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak
• 有所不同 to differ to some extent
• 人各有所好 everyone has their likes and dislikes; there is no accounting for taste; chacun son goût
• 靡有孑遗(靡有孑遺) not a single one remaining
• 有氧健身操 aerobics
• 没有人烟(沒有人煙) uninhabited
• 有害 destructive; harmful; damaging
• 有助 helpful; beneficial; conducive to
• 留有 to remain in existence; to retain
• 没有劲头儿(沒有勁頭兒) to have no strength
• 有决心(有決心) determined
• 所有权(所有權) ownership; possession; property rights; title to a property
• 年年有余(年年有餘) (may you) have abundance year after year
• 具有主权(具有主權) sovereign
• 神女有心，襄王无梦(神女有心，襄王無夢) the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream; (said of a woman's unrequited love)
• 特有 to be distinctive of; to have a special feature; to be peculiar to
• 有系统(有系統) to be systematic
• 有新意 modern; up-to-date
• 有喜 to be expecting; to be with child
• 持有人 holder
• 有始有终(有始有終) where there's a start, there's a finish; to finish once one starts
• 有机的(有機的) organic
• 没有什么(沒有什麼) it is nothing
• 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.
• 拥有权(擁有權) right of ownership
• 有心 to be considerate ; to to intentionally
• 胸有定见(胸有定見) imagine a complete image in your mind [before doing something]
• 善有善报，恶有恶报，若然不报时晨未到(善有善報，惡有惡報，若然不報時晨未到) Good has its reward and evil has its recompense. The payback is just a matter of time
• 彬彬有礼(彬彬有禮) refined and courteous; urbane
• 有教无类(有教無類) education for everyone, irrespective of background
• 有药瘾者(有藥癮者) addict
• 胸有成略 the hero has plans already laid; to have plans ready in advance; forewarned is forearmed
• 有作用 effective; to have impact
• 有损(有損) to be harmful (to)
• 有搞头(有搞頭) worthwhile; likely to be fruitful
• 天下无难事，只怕有心人(天下無難事，只怕有心人) nothing is difficult on this earth, if your mind is set
• 各有所长(各有所長) each has his own strong points
• 有染 to have an affair with
• 颜厚有忸怩(顏厚有忸怩) even the most brazen person will sometimes feel shame
• 有理数集(有理數集) set of rational numbers
• 有关(有關) concerning; related to
• 仅有 to only have ; to only have
• 固有词(固有詞) native words (i.e. not derived from Chinese, in Korean and Japanese etc)

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