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yǒu
Main
English Definitionto have; there is; there are; to exist; to be
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Pinyinyǒu
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)
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Zhuyin (Bopomofo) ㄧㄡˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jau5
Part of Speech(动) verb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word    
有点yǒudiǎna little
有一点儿yǒu yīdiǎnra bit; a little
有一点yǒu yīdiǎna little; somewhat
有的yǒude(there are) some (who are...); some (exist)
有时yǒushísometimes; now and then
Words With Same Tail Word    
没有méiyǒuhaven't; hasn't; doesn't exist; to not have; to not be
所有suǒyǒuall; to have; to possess; to own
只有zhǐyǒuonly have ...; there is only ...; (used in combination with ) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy"); it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement"); (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in")
具有jùyǒuto have; to possess
还有háiyǒufurthermore; in addition; still; also
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