Friday 26 June 2015

有 (to have, to be/exist (in a place))


Pinyin:  you3

Meaning: 1. to have (in the possessive sense), 2. to have (done something) [Note: usually used in the negative sense], 3. to be/exist in a place (ie. "there is/are ~")

Examples:
1. 我一个孩子。 (wo3you3 yi2ge4 hai2zi, I have one child.)
2. 我没去过中国。 (wo3mei2you3 qv4guo4 zhong3guo2, I have not been to China.)
3. 这里很多医生。 (zhe4li3 you3 hen3duo1 yi1sheng1, There are many doctors here. (Lit: Here have many doctors.)

Number of strokes: 6

HSK level: 1

Radicals: N/A

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