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| − | * 那里 <em>有</em> 啤酒 吗？<span class="trans">Is there beer there?</span> | + | * 那里 <em>有</em> 啤酒 吗？<span class="pinyin">Nàlǐ <em>yǒu </em> píjiǔ ma?</span><span class="trans">Is there beer there?</span> |
| − | * 日本 <em>有</em> 很 多 中国人。 <span class="trans">There are many Chinese people in Japan.</span> | + | * 日本 <em>有</em> 很 多 中国人。 <span class="pinyin">Rìběn <em>yǒu </em> hěnduō zhōngguó rén.</span><span class="trans">There are many Chinese people in Japan.</span> |
| − | * 这里 <em>有</em> 错误。<span class="trans">There is a mistake here.</span> | + | * 这里 <em>有</em> 错误。<span class="pinyin">Zhèlǐ <em>yǒu </em> cuòwù.</span><span class="trans">There is a mistake here.</span> |
| − | * 我 家 <em>有</em> 很 多 小 狗。<span class="trans">There are a lot of puppies in my home.</span> | + | * 我 家 <em>有</em> 很 多 小 狗。<span class="pinyin">Wǒjiā <em>yǒu </em> hěnduō xiǎo gǒu.</span><span class="trans">There are a lot of puppies in my home.</span> |
| − | * 我们 学校 <em>有</em> 很 多 帅哥 。<span class="trans">There are a lot of cute guys in our school.</span> | + | * 我们 学校 <em>有</em> 很 多 帅哥 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒmen xuéxiào <em>yǒu </em> hěnduō shuàigē.</span><span class="trans">There are a lot of cute guys in our school.</span> |
| − | * 房间 里 <em>有</em> 两 个 人 。<span class="trans">There are two people in the room.</span> | + | * 房间 里 <em>有</em> 两 个 人 。<span class="pinyin">Fángjiān lǐ <em>yǒu </em> liǎng gèrén.</span><span class="trans">There are two people in the room.</span> |
| − | * 这 个 酒吧 <em>有</em> 很 多 美女。<span class="trans">There are a lot of pretty girls in this bar.</span> | + | * 这 个 酒吧 <em>有</em> 很 多 美女。<span class="pinyin">Zhè gè jiǔbā <em>yǒu </em> hěnduō měinǚ.</span><span class="trans">There are a lot of pretty girls in this bar.</span> |
| − | * 杯子 里 <em>有</em> 什么？<span class="trans">What is (there) in the cup?</span> | + | * 杯子 里 <em>有</em> 什么？<span class="pinyin">Bēizi lǐ <em>yǒu </em> shénme?</span><span class="trans">What is (there) in the cup?</span> |
| − | * 我 的 手机 里 <em>有</em> 你 的 号码。<span class="trans">Your number is in my cell phone.</span> | + | * 我 的 手机 里 <em>有</em> 你 的 号码。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ de shǒujī lǐ <em>yǒu </em> nǐ de hàomǎ.</span><span class="trans">Your number is in my cell phone.</span> |
| − | * 现在 超市 里 <em>有</em> 人 吗？<span class="trans">Is there anyone in the supermarket now?</span> | + | * 现在 超市 里 <em>有</em> 人 吗？<span class="pinyin">Xiànzài chāoshì lǐ <em>yǒu </em> rén ma?</span><span class="trans">Is there anyone in the supermarket now?</span> |
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Revision as of 18:00, 1 October 2014
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有 (yǒu) can mean "to have," but it's also used to say "there is" or "there are."
Structure
The verb 有 (yǒu), which means "to have", can also be used to express existence. This is similar to saying "there is" or "there are" in English, and is sometimes expressed in other ways as well.
Place + 有 + Object
Examples
- 那里 有 啤酒 吗？Is there beer there?
- 日本 有 很 多 中国人。 There are many Chinese people in Japan.
- 这里 有 错误。There is a mistake here.
- 我 家 有 很 多 小 狗。There are a lot of puppies in my home.
- 我们 学校 有 很 多 帅哥 。There are a lot of cute guys in our school.
- 房间 里 有 两 个 人 。There are two people in the room.
- 这 个 酒吧 有 很 多 美女。There are a lot of pretty girls in this bar.
- 杯子 里 有 什么？What is (there) in the cup?
- 我 的 手机 里 有 你 的 号码。Your number is in my cell phone.
- 现在 超市 里 有 人 吗？Is there anyone in the supermarket now?
See also
Sources and further reading
- Chinese: An Essential Grammar, Second Edition (pp. 87-8) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 1 (3rd ed) (p. 53) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1) (p. 105) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 1 (新实用汉语课本1)(2nd ed) (pp. 122-3) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 2 (新实用汉语课本2) (p. 155) →buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课下册） (pp. 300-1)→buy
- 40 Lessons for Basic Chinese Course (基础汉语40课上册） (pp. 62, 73)→buy
