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有
yǒu
1.
to have
2.
there is
3.
there are
4.
to exist
5.
to be
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
享有
xiǎngyǒu
to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
伴有
bànyǒu
to be accompanied by
占有
zhànyǒu
to have
保有
bǎoyǒu
to keep
公有
gōngyǒu
publicly owned
共有
gòngyǒu
to have altogether
具有
jùyǒu
to have
兼有
jiānyǒu
to combine
别有
biéyǒu
to have other... (used in fixed expressions)
原有
yuányǒu
original
另有
lìngyǒu
to have some other (reason etc)
只有
zhǐyǒu
only
含有
hányǒu
to contain
唯有
wéiyǒu
only
固有
gùyǒu
intrinsic to sth
国有
guóyǒu
nationalized
大有
dàyǒu
there is much
存有
cúnyǒu
to hold in storage
富有
fùyǒu
rich
专有
zhuānyǒu
exclusive
Example Sentences (10)
人们常说“一分钱一分货”，意思是东西的质量和价格有很大的关系，也可以说“便宜没好货，好货不便宜”，一般情况下，你花的钱越多，买的东西也就越好。
Rénmen cháng shuō "yì fēn qián yì fēn huò", yìsi shì dōngxi de zhìliàng hé jiàgé yǒu hěn dà de guānxi, yě kěyǐ shuō "piányi méi hǎo huò, hǎo huò bù piányi", yìbān qíngkuàng xià, nǐ huā de qián yuè duō, mǎi de dōngxi yě jiù yuè hǎo.
People often say "you get what you pay for", meaning that the quality of something is closely related to its price. You can also say "cheap isn't good; good isn't cheap". In general, the more money you spend, the better the things you buy.
Text 5
听说你有女朋友了？我认识她吗？
Tīngshuō nǐ yǒu nǚ péngyǒu le? Wǒ rènshi tā ma?
I heard you have a girlfriend? Do I know her?
Text 3
上次女儿问我飞机是怎么起飞和降落的，真不知道该怎么回答她，她现在总是有各种各样的“为什么”。
Shàngcì nǚ'ér wèn wǒ fēijī shì zěnme qǐfēi hé jiàngluò de, zhēn bù zhīdào gāi zěnme huídá tā, tā xiànzài zǒngshì yǒu gèzhǒng gèyàng de "wèishénme".
Last time my daughter asked me how airplanes take off and land, I really didn't know how to answer her. Now she always has all kinds of "whys".
Text 1
中国南北距离约5500公里，因此南北气候有很大区别。
Zhōngguó nánběi jùlí yuē wǔqiān wǔbǎi gōnglǐ, yīncǐ nánběi qìhòu yǒu hěn dà qūbié.
China’s north-south distance is about 5,500 kilometers, so there is a big difference between the northern and southern climates.
Text 4
不同的国家有不同的文化，每种文化都有自己的特点。
Bù tóng de guó jiā yǒu bù tóng de wén huà, měi zhǒng wén huà dōu yǒu zì jǐ de tè diǎn.
Different countries have different cultures, and each culture has its own characteristics.
Text 4
谢谢您带我参观您的公司。在参观过程中我很激动，有个问题一直想问您。
Xièxie nín dài wǒ cānguān nín de gōngsī. Zài cānguān guòchéng zhōng wǒ hěn jīdòng, yǒu gè wèntí yìzhí xiǎng wèn nín.
Thank you for showing me around your company. I was very excited during the visit, and there is a question I have been wanting to ask you.
Text 2
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 7
- Word Frequency Rank
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