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| Pronunciation |
: |
yǒu |
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| Meaning |
: |
- have; possess; get. (v)
- there is; exist. (v)
- used in making an estimate or a comparison. (v)
- used with the meaning of “certain” or “some”. (v)
- used before certain verbs in polite formulas. (particle)
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| Radical |
: |
月 |
| Strokes |
: |
6 |
| Traditional |
: |
有 |
| Usage |
: |
87.8% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
| 3. |
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: |
all； to have； to possess |
| 5. |
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: |
not have; there is not； not yet； never before |
Sentences:
| 1. There are two birds on the tree. |
| shù |
shàng |
yǒu |
liǎng |
zhī |
xiǎo |
niǎo |
。 |
| 树 |
上 |
有 |
两 |
只 |
小 |
鸟 |
。 |
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| 树 |
: |
tree |
| 上 |
: |
on |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 两 |
: |
two |
| 只 |
: |
measure word |
| 小鸟 |
: |
bird |
|
| 2. He is as tall as you. |
| tā |
yǒu |
nǐ |
zhè |
me |
gāo |
。 |
| 他 |
有 |
你 |
这 |
么 |
高 |
。 |
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| 他 |
: |
he |
| 有 |
: |
have; used in making an estimate or a comparison |
| 你 |
: |
you |
| 这么 |
: |
that |
| 高 |
: |
tall |
|
| 3. He’s very knowledgeable. |
| tā |
hěn |
yǒu |
xué |
wèn |
。 |
| 他 |
很 |
有 |
学 |
问 |
。 |
|
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|
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 很 |
: |
very |
| 有 |
: |
have |
| 学问 |
: |
knowledge |
|
| 4. One day I ran into him in the street. |
| yǒu |
yì |
tiān |
wǒ |
zài |
jiē |
shàng |
pèng |
jiàn |
tā |
。 |
| 有 |
一 |
天 |
我 |
在 |
街 |
上 |
碰 |
见 |
他 |
。 |
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| 有 |
: |
used with the meaning of “certain” or “some” |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 天 |
: |
day |
| 我 |
: |
I |
| 在 |
: |
at, in |
| 街上 |
: |
street |
| 碰见 |
: |
meet unexpectedly; run into |
| 他 |
: |
he, him |
|
| 5. Suddenly all the lights went out. |
| tū |
rán |
suǒ |
yǒu |
de |
dēng |
dōu |
miè |
le |
。 |
| 突 |
然 |
所 |
有 |
的 |
灯 |
都 |
灭 |
了 |
。 |
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| 突然 |
: |
suddenly |
| 所有 |
: |
all |
| 的 |
: |
(particle) used after an attribute; to |
| 灯 |
: |
light |
| 都 |
: |
already |
| 灭 |
: |
go out |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
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| 6. Only ten of the students in this class are women. |
| bān |
lǐ |
zhī |
yǒu |
shí |
gè |
xué |
shēng |
shì |
nǚ |
shēng |
。 |
| 班 |
里 |
只 |
有 |
十 |
个 |
学 |
生 |
是 |
女 |
生 |
。 |
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| 班里 |
: |
in the class |
| 只有 |
: |
only; only have |
| 十 |
: |
ten |
| 个 |
: |
measure word |
| 学生 |
: |
student |
| 是 |
: |
is |
| 女生 |
: |
lady, women |
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