“有” Sentence

“有” Sentence

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1. “有” can be used in an existential sentence to indicate a person or thing exists somewhere.

e.g.

桌子下面有一个小孩。(Zhuōzi xiàmiàn yǒu yígè xiǎohái.) There is a child under the table.

门外面有一只狗。(Mén wàimiàn yǒu yìzhī gǒu.) There is a dog outside the door.

教室里有很多老师。(Jiàoshì lǐ yǒu hěnduō lǎoshī.) There are many teachers in the classroom.

The negative form is “没有” which is used without a numeral classifier before the object.

e.g.

桌子下面没有小孩。(Zhuōzi xiàmiàn méiyǒu xiǎohái.) There are no children under the table.

门外面没有狗。(Mén wàimiàn méiyǒu gǒu.) There are no dogs outside the door.

教室里没有很多老师。(Jiàoshì lǐ méiyǒu hěnduō lǎoshī.) There are not many teachers in the classroom.

2. “有” can be used to indicate possession or occupation.

e.g.

一个星期有七天。(Yígè xīngqī yǒu qītiān.) There are seven days a week.

我有三个女儿和一个儿子。(Wǒ yǒusān gè nǚ’ér hé yígè érzi.) I have three daughters and one son.

这个房子有两间卧室。(Zhège fángzi yǒu liǎng jiān wòshì.) The house has two bedrooms.

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1. “有” can be used to indicate evaluation or achieve something.

e.g.

妹妹有一米六高。(Mèimei yǒu yī mǐ liù gāo.) The younger sister is one meter six tall.

这个男人有四十多岁。(Zhège nánrén yǒu sìshí duō suì.) This man is over forty years old.

这袋水果有两斤重。(Zhè dài shuǐguǒ yǒu liǎng jīn zhòng.) This bag of fruit weighs two catties.

2. “有” can be used in the comparative sentence.

A有B（这么/那么）+ Adjective

e.g.

你有你哥哥帅吗？(Nǐ yǒu nǐ gēge shuài ma?) Are you as handsome as your older brother?

你家院子有学校操场那么大！(Nǐ jiā yuànzi yǒu xuéxiào cāochǎng nàme dà!) Your yard is as big as the school playground!

我的钱没有他那么多，不过他的生活没有我这么舒服。(Wǒ de qián méiyǒu tā nàme duō, búguò tā de shēnghuó méiyǒu wǒ zhème shūfu.) My money is not as much as his, but his life is not as comfortable as mine.

 

Generally, the adjectives in “A 没有B + adjective“ should be positive words. However, if you want to emphasize a passive meaning, you can use words like “那么(nàme)“ before the passive adjectives.

e.g.

√ 我没有你聪明。(Wǒ méiyǒu nǐ cōngmíng.) I am not clever than you.

✘ 我没有你笨。(Wǒ méiyǒu nǐ bèn.) I am not stupider than you.

√ 我没有你那么笨。(Wǒ méiyǒu nǐ nàme bèn) I am not stupider than you.

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1. “有” can be used to indicate existence or possession.

Subject + 有 + 着 + Object

e.g.

这两个国家有着长期的友好关系。(Zhè liǎng gè guójiā yǒuzhe chángqī de yǒuhǎo guānxì.) The two countries have a long-term friendly relationship.

我们之间有着深厚的友谊。(Wǒmen zhī jiān yǒuzhe shēnhòu de yǒuyì.) There is a deep friendship between us.

这两夫妻有着很深的误会，最后还是离婚了。(Zhè liǎng fūqī yǒuzhe hěn shēn de wùhuì, zuìhòu háishì líhūnle.) The two couples had a deep misunderstanding and finally divorced.

2. “有” can be used to indicate adhering.

Subject + Verb + 有 + Object

e.g.

这个本子上写有他的中文课笔记。(Zhège běnzi shàng xiě yǒu tā de Zhōngwén kè bǐjì.) His Chinese class notes are written in this book.

这栋楼刻有他的名字。(Zhè dòng lóu kè yǒu tā de míngzì.) This building has his name inscribed.

这条短信上列有我们今天需要买的东西。(Zhè tiáo duǎnxìn shàng liè yǒu wǒmen jīntiān xūyào mǎi de dōngxi.) This text message lists the things we need to buy today.