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有

yǒu

Old HSK 1 HSK 3.0 character level 1 Character

有 (yǒu) means "to have; there is". It is an HSK 3.0 level 1 word, and was HSK 1 in the old six-level list.

What 有 means

1. to have; there is
2. bound formhaving; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in {有意|yǒu yì} intentional)

How 有 is used in grammar

有 is a grammar word. Each link goes to its own section: what it does in that pattern, the structure, three example sentences with pinyin, and the mistake to avoid.

• The 有-Sentence: Possession and Existence (HSK 1)
• Existential Sentences with 着: 桌子上放着书 (HSK 2)
• Existential sentences: 有/是/着 + location (HSK 4)

Example sentences

• 有！
  Here!
• 有吗？
  Is that so?
• 没有。
  Not in there.
• 怎么会有
  Zěnme huì yǒu
  Why would there be?
• 这里有人
  Zhèlǐ yǒurén
  Somebody's in here.
• 有海岛。
  Yǒu hǎidǎo.
  There are islands in the sea.

Words starting with 有

• 有些yǒu xiēsome; somewhat; rather; a bit
• 有人yǒu rénsomeone; people; anyone
• 有点yǒu diǎna little
• 有关yǒu guānto have sth to do with; to relate to; related to
• 有的yǒu de(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
• 有名yǒu míngfamous; well-known
• 有时yǒu shísometimes; now and then
• 有趣yǒu qùinteresting; fascinating; amusing
• 有限yǒu xiànlimited; finite
• 有利yǒu lìadvantageous; favorable
• 有着yǒu zheto have; to possess
• 有条不紊yǒu tiáo bù wěnregular and thorough (idiom); methodically arranged
• 有时候yǒu shí housometimes
• 有效yǒu xiàoeffective; in effect; valid
• 有所yǒu suǒsomewhat; to some extent
• 有一次yǒu yī cìonce; once upon a time
• 有可能yǒu kě néngpossible; probable; possibly
• 有钱yǒu qiánwell-off; wealthy
• 有意思yǒu yì siinteresting; meaningful; enjoyable
• 有事yǒu shìto be occupied with sth; to have sth on one's mind; there is something the matter
• 有意yǒu yìto intend; intentionally; interested in
• 有用yǒu yònguseful
• 有力yǒu lìpowerful; forceful; vigorous
• 有空yǒu kòngto have time (to do sth)

Words containing 有

• 没有méi yǒuhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist
• 还有hái yǒuthere still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition
• 只有zhǐ yǒuonly have ...; there is only ...…
• 所有suǒ yǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
• 具有jù yǒuto have; to possess
• 拥有yōng yǒuto have; to possess; to own
• 占有zhàn yǒuto have; to own; to hold
• 津津有味jīn jīn yǒu wèiwith keen interest (idiom); with great pleasure; with gusto
• 固有gù yǒuintrinsic to sth; inherent; native
• 岂有此理qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐhow can this be so? (idiom); preposterous; ridiculous; absurd
• 共有gòng yǒuin total there are ...; to own jointly
• 带有dài yǒuto have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of…
• 富有fù yǒurich; wealthy; affluent; to be rich in; to be replete with
• 国有guó yǒunationalized; public; government owned
• 现有xiàn yǒucurrently existing; currently available
• 特有tè yǒuspecific (to); characteristic (of); distinctive
• 另有lìng yǒuto have some other (reason etc)
• 应有yīng yǒuto deserve (attention, respect etc); should have (freedoms, rights etc)
• 设有shè yǒuto have; to incorporate; to feature
• 含有hán yǒuto contain; including
• 原有yuán yǒuoriginal; former
• 自有zì yǒu(I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc); one's own (apartment, brand etc)
• 享有xiǎng yǒuto enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
• 持有chí yǒuto hold (passport, views etc)

Characters that look like 有

Easy to confuse on sight. Compare them side by side once and the pair stops costing you.

• 布bùcloth; to declare; to announce
• 秀xiù(bound form) refined; elegant; graceful; beautiful; (bound form) superior; excellent…
• 夹jiāto press from either side; to place in between; to sandwich
• 寿shòulong life; old age; age
• 妥tuǒsuitable; adequate; ready
• 肓huāngregion between heart and diaphragm

Sounds the same

Read yǒu, tone for tone, but written differently.

• 友friend
• 酉10th earthly branch: 5-7 p.m., 8th solar month (8th September-7th October), year of the…
• 黝black; dark green
• 莠Setaria viridis; vicious
• 铕europium (chemistry)
• 卣wine container
• 牖to enlighten; lattice window
• 懮grievous; relaxed
• 羑to lead
• 槱ritual bonfire
• 泑the vitreous glaze on china, porcelain etc
• 丣old variant of 酉

Where 有 is taught

In the GraphChinese course it is part of Modal Verbs and Core Predicates (HSK 1), HSK 1 Characters · Set 2 (HSK 1), HSK 0 foundations: characters & pinyin mastered (HSK 1), each one a topic in the dependency graph of HSK 1–6 that opens only once its prerequisites are solid.

Go deeper

• Every HSK 1 word, with the rest of its level.
• How characters are built from components.
• How to learn Chinese characters.
• The four tones and the neutral tone, to read yǒu correctly.
• Look up another word in the free dictionary.