Difference between revisions of "Expressing comparable degree with "you""
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| − | 有(yǒu) is also used for comparing and usually used in questions. In English, we sometimes can sometimes say "She has her mother's cuteness" or "I have my father's height", though they sound a bit awkward.In Chinese, however, it's pretty common. | + | 有(yǒu) is also used for comparing and usually used in questions. In English, we sometimes can sometimes say "She has her mother's cuteness" or "I have my father's height", though they sound a bit awkward.In Chinese, however, it's pretty common.You can use 有 to express degree in a simple statement, though more often than not it is used in a question. The negative form is [Basic_comparisons_with_"meiyou"] |
== Structure == | == Structure == | ||
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* 伦敦 的 人口 <em>有</em> 上海 多 吗？<span class="trans">Is London's population as much as Shanghai's?</span> | * 伦敦 的 人口 <em>有</em> 上海 多 吗？<span class="trans">Is London's population as much as Shanghai's?</span> | ||
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==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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=== Books === | === Books === | ||
| + | * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)]] (pp. 33-4) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy] | ||
[[Category:A2 grammar points]] | [[Category:A2 grammar points]] | ||
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有(yǒu) is also used for comparing and usually used in questions. In English, we sometimes can sometimes say "She has her mother's cuteness" or "I have my father's height", though they sound a bit awkward.In Chinese, however, it's pretty common.You can use 有 to express degree in a simple statement, though more often than not it is used in a question. The negative form is [Basic_comparisons_with_"meiyou"]
Structure
The structure is very straightforward.
A 有 B + Adjective + 吗？
Examples
- 他 有 我 帅 吗？Is he as handsome as me?
- 她 有 我 可爱 吗？Is she as cute as me?
- 伦敦 的 人口 有 上海 多 吗？Is London's population as much as Shanghai's?
See also
- Basic comparisons with "meiyou"
- Basic comparisons with "bi"
- Basic comparisons with "bu bi"
- Comparisons with "buru"
Sources and further reading
Books
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 33-4) →buy
