LEARN + CHINESE / 4 of 300 HSK 1

There Is, There Are 有

有 means “have” when the subject possesses something, and it introduces existence when the place comes first: 桌子上有一本书. In an existence sentence, the new or indefinite thing typically follows 有.

Examples

我有一个弟弟。

Wǒ yǒu yí ge dìdi.

I have a younger brother.

教室里有很多学生。

Jiàoshì lǐ yǒu hěn duō xuésheng.

There are many students in the classroom.

桌子上有一杯水。

Zhuōzi shàng yǒu yì bēi shuǐ.

There is a cup of water on the table.

Hint · 힌트

For “there is/are,” put the place first and the thing after 有. This differs from English there-sentences.

Vocabulary

Chinese	English
bān	class; team
dìdi	younger brother
diànshìjī	Tv. set
mèimei	younger sister
nánrén	man
nǚ'ér	daughter
nǚrén	woman
shān	mountain
yǒu	to have
xuéshēng	student
zhuōzi	table; desk
jiàoshì	classroom
wǒ	I; me
hěn	very
yī	one
gè	(general measure word)
duō	many; much
xué	to learn
jiāo	to teach
shàng	up; on; to go to

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