Using "youde" to mean "some"

If you are in a group setting and trying to express that some people are doing one thing, and others are doing something else, you can use 有的 (yǒude).

Structure

All you need to do is put "有的 (yǒude)" before the subject of each of the clauses in the sentence. If there is already some context, you can omit the subject, and the "有的 (yǒude)" can just mean "some" instead of "some of something."

有的 + (Subj.) + Predicate, 有的 + (Subj.) + Predicate

Also, you aren't limited to just two "有的 (yǒude)" in the sentence. You can have multiple groups doing different things, and just precede them with a "有的 (yǒude)" each time.

Examples

• 外国人 有的 有钱， 有的 没钱。 Wàiguórén yǒude hěn yǒuqián, yǒude méiqián. Some foreigners are rich but some aren't.
• 我们 公司 有 一些 电脑， 有的 新， 有的 旧。 Wǒmen gōngsi yǒu yīxiē diànnǎo, yǒudexīn, yǒude jiù. Our company has some computers.Some are new and some are old.
• 他 写 了 很多 书，有的 卖 得 好， 有的 卖 得 不好。 Tā xiě le hěn duō shū, yǒude mài de hěnhǎo, yǒude mài de bùhǎo. He wrote a lot of books.Some sell well, but some don't.
• 中国菜 有的 好吃， 有的 不 好吃。 Yǒu de xǐhuan, yǒude bù xǐhuan. Some like it, some don't like it.
• 这 家 店 的 衣服 有的 贵 ， 有的 便宜 。 Zhèlǐ yǒu hěn duō yīfu, yǒude guì, yǒude piányi. This place has a lot of clothes, some are expensive, some are cheap.
• 他 有 很 多 朋友 ， 有的 高 ， 有的 矮 。 Tā yǒu hěn duō péngyou, yǒude gāo, yǒude ǎi. He has a lot of friends, some are tall, some are short.
• 晚上 六点 的 时候，有的 人 下班了， 有的 人 很 生气 。 Yǒude rén hěn gāoxìng, yǒude rén hěn shēngqì. Some people are very happy, some are very angry.
• 酒吧里， 有的人 在 喝酒 ， 有的人 在 跳舞 ， 还 有的人 在 聊天 。 Jiǔbā lǐ, yǒude rén zài hējiǔ, yǒude rén zài tiàowǔ, hái yǒude rén zài liáotiān. In the bar, some people are drinking, some people are dancing, and some people are chatting.
• 我 的 大学 老师， 有的 很 年轻， 有的 很老。 Kàn zhè xiē shuǐjiǎo, yǒude dà, yǒude xiǎo. Take a look at these dumplings. Some are big, some are small.
• 因为 工作，我 认识 了 很 多 人 ， 有的 是 大学老师， 有的 �是 CEO。 Wǒ rènshi hěn duō rén, yǒude shì dàxué lǎoshī, yǒude shì CEO. I know a lot of people because of work. Some are college teachers, and some are CEOs.

See also

• "Some" using "yixie"

Sources and Further Reading

Books

• Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (p. 120) →buy