Difference between revisions of "Expressing existence with "you""

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* 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>
 
* 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="pinyin">Fángjiān lǐ <em>yǒu</em> liǎng gè rén.</span><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 gè rén.</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="pinyin">Zhè jiǔbā <em>yǒu</em> hěnduō měinǚ.</span><span class="trans">There are a lot of pretty girls in this bar.</span>
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* 这 个 酒吧 <em>有</em> 很 多 美女。<span class="pinyin">Zhè ge 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="pinyin">Bēizi lǐ <em>yǒu</em> shénme?</span><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="pinyin">Wǒ de shǒujī lǐ <em>yǒu</em> nǐ de hàomǎ.</span><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>

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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 啤酒 吗?Nàlǐ yǒu píjiǔ ma?Is there beer there?
  • 日本 很 多 中国人。 Rìběn yǒu hěnduō Zhōngguó rén.There are many Chinese people in Japan.
  • 这里 错误。Zhèlǐ yǒu cuòwù.There is a mistake here.
  • 我 家 很 多 小 狗。Wǒjiā yǒu hěnduō xiǎo gǒu.There are a lot of puppies in my home.
  • 我们 学校 很 多 帅哥 。Wǒmen xuéxiào yǒu hěnduō shuàigē.There are a lot of cute guys in our school.
  • 房间 里 两 个 人 。Fángjiān lǐ yǒu liǎng gè rén.There are two people in the room.
  • 这 个 酒吧 很 多 美女。Zhè ge jiǔbā yǒu hěnduō měinǚ.There are a lot of pretty girls in this bar.
  • 杯子 里 什么?Bēizi lǐ yǒu shénme?What is (there) in the cup?
  • 我 的 手机 里 你 的 号码。Wǒ de shǒujī lǐ yǒu nǐ de hàomǎ.Your number is in my cell phone.
  • 现在 超市 里 人 吗?Xiànzài chāoshì lǐ yǒu rén ma?Is there anyone in the supermarket now?

See also

Sources and further reading