Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Express-existence-with-有-(yǒu)
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有 (yǒu) can mean "have" in Chinese but is also used to say "there is".
Structure == == The verb 有 (yǒu), which means "to have", can also be used to express existence.
There is a similarity to the "there is" in French, and is sometimes used for other purposes.
Location + 有 + Object
Examples
- 那里 有 有 啤酒 吗?
- Nālǐ yǒu píjiǔ my?
There's beer there?
- 日本 有 有 很 多 中国 人.
- Rìběn yǒu hěnduō Zhōngguó Ren.
There are a lot of Chinese in Japan.
- 这里 有 错误.
- Zhelǐ yu cuowu.
There is an error here.
- 我 <<<
- Wǒjiā yǒu hnduō xiǎo gǒu.
There are a lot of puppies at my house.
- 我们 学校 有 有 很 多 帅哥.
- Wǒmen xuéxiào yǒu hnduō shuàigē.
There are a lot of nice boys in our school.
- 房间 里 有 有 两 个 人.
- Fángjiān lǐ yǒu liǎng gèrén.
There are two people in the room.
- 这 个 酒吧 有 有 多 女 女女.
- Zhè gè jiǔbā yǒu hnduō měinǚ.
There are a lot of pretty girls in this bar bar.
杯子 里 有 什么?
- Bēizi lǐ yǒu shénme?
Who's in the glass?
- 我 手机 手机 有 有 <<.
- Wǒ of shǒujī lǐ yǒu nǐ of hàomǎ.
There is your number in my phone.
- 现在 超市 里 有 人 吗?
- Xiànzai chāoshì lǐ yǒu ren ma?
Is there anyone at the supermarket now?