4.8: Lesson 3 Grammar - Expressing existence with 有 (yǒu)

Structure 

Literally, this structure expresses that a place "has" a thing, which is to say, that thing is in the place.

Place + 有 + Obj.

Examples 

• 我家有很多小狗。
  Wǒ jiā yǒu hěn duō xiǎo gǒu.
  There are a lot of puppies in my home.
   
• 我們學校有很多帥哥 。
  Wǒmen xuéxiào yǒu hěn duō shuàigē.
  There are a lot of cute guys in our school.
   
• 日本有很多中國人。
  Rìběn yǒu hěn duō Zhōngguó rén.
  There are many Chinese people in Japan.
   
• 你家有牛奶嗎？
  Nǐ jiā yǒu niúnǎi ma?
  Is there milk in your house?
   
• 這裡有一個問題。
  Zhèlǐ yǒu yī gè wèntí.
  There is a problem here.
   
• 房間裡有人嗎？
  Fángjiān lǐ yǒu rén ma?
  Is there anyone in the room?
   
• 杯子裡有水嗎？
  Bēizi lǐ yǒu shuǐ ma?
  Is there any water in the cup?
   
• 我的手機裡有你的號碼。
  Wǒ de shǒujī lǐ yǒu nǐ de hàomǎ.
  Your number is in my cell phone.
   
• 現在辦公室裡有人嗎？
  Xiànzài bàngōngshì lǐ yǒu rén ma?
  Is there anyone in the office now?

[adapted from AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki, Creative Commons License BY-NC-SA 3.0]

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