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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

有 [yǒu]
  1. 1. verb [具有] have
    我有一套《红楼梦》。
    I have a set of Dream of Red Chamber.
  2. 2. verb [存在]
    院子里有一棵大树。
    There's a big tree in the courtyard.
  3. 3. verb [表示估量]
    她有我那么大。
    She is as old as me.
  4. 4. verb [发生] occur
    我的生活有了一些变化。
    A few changes have occurred in my life.
  5. 5. verb [表示程度] have
    她很有修养。
    She has many accomplishments.
    他特别有学问。
    He's extremely knowledgeable.
  6. 6. verb [某]
    有一次，他得了冠军。
    He won a prize once.
    有人说，这个湖里有怪兽。
    Some people say that there's a monster in the lake.
    有时候他去健身房锻炼。
    Sometimes he goes to the gym to work out.
  7. 7. verb [客套]
    有劳您给我查一下地图好吗？
    Could I trouble you to help me look it up on the map?

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

有 [yǒu]
  1. 1. verb have; possess; get
    有百利而无一弊
    have every advantage and no drawback
    她有热情，有朝气。
    She is full of vigour and enthusiasm.
  2. 2. verb there is; exist; find
    树上有两只小鸟。
    There are two birds in the tree.
    这座位有人吗？
    Is this seat taken?
    屋里有人吗？
    Is there anyone in the room?
  3. 3. verb used in making an estimate or a comparison
    他有你这么高。
    He is as tall as you.
    这条鱼有四公斤重。
    This fish weighs about four kilos.
    水有三米多深。
    The water is more than 3 metres deep.
  4. 4. verb used to indicate something appearing or occurring
    他有过肺病。
    He has had TB before.
    他有病了。
    He is ill.
    一有问题就去解决
    deal with a problem as soon as it crops up
  5. 5. verb used to express the idea of having plenty of
    他很有学问。
    He is quite a scholar.
    有了年纪
    be getting on in years
    有本事
    be capable
    有经验
    be experienced
  6. 6. verb used with the meaning of "certain" or "some"
    有些事还需要商量。
    Certain things are still open to discussion.
    有一天我在街上碰见他了。
    One day I ran into him in the street.
  7. 7. verb used after certain monosyllabic verbs, the combination functioning as a single word
    这种水果含有多种维生素。
    This fruit contains vitamins.
    这家伙怀有不可告人的目的。
    That fellow has an underhand scheme.
  8. 8. particle used before certain verbs in polite formulas
    有请
    ask the visitor in
    有劳
    may I trouble you; sorry to bother you
  9. 9. preposition with

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

有 [yǒu]
  1. 1. 动 表示存在
    天上有云彩。
    马路上有许多汽车。
  2. 2. 动 表示领有或具有
    我家有汽车了。
    人贵有自知之明。
    有本领。
    有罪。
  3. 3. 动 表示达到某种程度或达到一定的数量
    楼前的空地有两个篮球场那么大。
    这棵树有五层楼那么高。
    这条鱼足有三斤重。
    火车开了有十分钟了。
  4. 4. 动 表示领有某种东西多或历时长
    全村就数他家有钱。
    这座楼可有年头儿了。
  5. 5. 动 表示发生或出现
    情况有了变化。
    这孩子最近有一点儿低烧。
  6. 6. 动 应对语。表示在这里
    "赵明！""有！"
  7. 7. 动 表示不定指，跟"某"义近似
    有一天你会明白的。
    你不喜欢，有人喜欢。
  8. 8. 动 用在"人""时候""地方"前面，表示一部分
    有人爱吃甜的，有人爱吃辣的。
    有时候他也会大发脾气。
    有地方热闹，有地方冷清。
  9. 9. 助 用在某些词的前面，组成表示客气的套语
    有请。
    有劳。
  10. 10. [文] 词的前缀。放在某些朝代名或民族名前面
    有殷。
    有周。
    有苗。
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Examples

有这样好的徒工，老师傅甭提有多高兴了。
Needless to say, the old master worker was happy to have such good apprentices.
亲戚有远近，相待难免有薄厚。
There are close and distant relatives, and it's natural some are treated with more cordiality than others.
你说的话有对的地方，也有不对的地方。
What you say is partly right and partly wrong.
哪里有压迫，哪里就有反抗。
Where there is oppression, there is resistance.
有决心，有信心
have both determination and confidence
他有错误，就该批评，有什么磨不开的？
If he's made mistakes, you should criticize him and not let personal considerations get in your way.
奴颜媚骨者向来就有，今后也永远会有。
There has ever been and ever will be found sycophancy on the side of power.
有一室一套的，也有两室一套的。
There are one-room flats as well as two-room flats.
洗脑筋有什么不好？ 思想上有脏东西，为什么不把它洗掉？
What's so bad about brainwashing? If there are wrong ideas, why not wash them away?
他有心胸，有气魄。
He is a man of vision with high ambitions.
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没有 and 有

没有 and 有
méiyǒu and yǒu

1. A sentence with the predicate made up of "有" sentence. Such a sentence indicates possession. Its negative form is construed by putting the adverb "没", but not "不", before "有".
(1) 我有自行车。
(2) 他没有孩子。
(3) 他没有手机。

2. "有" or its negative form "没有" can be used in a comparison to show the level attained or not yet attained. This kind of comparison is often used in an interrogative sentence and in the negative form.
(1) 你有他强壮吗？
(2) 那头大象有两个人那么高。
(3) 他没有那么坏。
(4) 我没有他跳得高。

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