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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"]
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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"]].
  
  

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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

  • 我 帅 吗?Is he as handsome as me?
  • 我 可爱 吗?Is she as cute as me?
  • 伦敦 的 人口 上海 多 吗?Is London's population as much as Shanghai's?


See also

Sources and further reading

Books