"To have" in Chinese — 有 (yǒu)

有

yǒu

to have

HSK 12 example sentences

Definitions

1to have; there is
2(bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 意 intentional)

Stroke order

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有

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄡˇ

yǒu

ㄧ/ iㄡ/ ouˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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您有什么？
nín yǒu shén me？
What do you have?
猫有九命。
māo yǒu jiǔ mìng。
A cat has nine lives.

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Related words

有名

yǒu míng

famous

所有

suǒ yǒu

all

有趣

yǒu qù

interesting

有利

yǒu lì

advantageous

还有

hái yǒu

furthermore

没有

méi yǒu

haven't

有的

yǒu de

(there are) some (who are...)

有时

yǒu shí

sometimes

有些

yǒu xiē

some

有用

yǒu yòng

useful

有人

yǒu rén

someone

gòng yǒu

to have altogether

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To have in Chinese: 有 (yǒu)