Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Express-existence-with-有-(yǒu)

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?

Sources

https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASG04ZCI