Language/Mandarin-chinese/Grammar/Express-possession-with-有-(yǒu)

有 (yǒu) can be used in many ways, but the most common meaning of this Chinese verb is "to have".

Structure

Subject + 有 + Name

Examples

• 你有 機 票。
• Nǐ yǒu jī piào.

You have the plane ticket.

• 你 有 機 票 嗎？
• Nǐ yǒu jī piào ma?

Do you have the plane ticket?

• 我 有 钱。
• Wǒ yǒu qián.

I have money.

• 你 有 房子.
• Nǐ yǒu fángzi.

You have a house.

• 她 有 车.
• Tā yǒu chē.

She has a car.

• 我 有 女 朋友.
• Wǒ yǒu nǚ pengyǒu.

I have a girlfriend.

• 他 有 一 个 太太.
• Tā yǒu yīgè tàitài.

He has a wife.

• 他 有 两 个 女儿.
• Tā yǒu liǎng gènér.

He has two daughters.

• 他 有 很 多 小狗。
• Tā yǒu hěnduō xiǎo gǒu.

He has a lot of puppies.

• 你 有 什么?
• Nǐ yǒu shénme?

What do you have?

• 你 有 iPad 吗?
• Nǐ yǒu iPad ma?

Do you have a iPad ?

• 你 有 有 工作 吗?
• Nǐ yǒu gōngzuò ma?

Do you have a job?

 

Negation of 有

• The verb 有 (yǒu) can be put in its negative form in a very specific way.
• We do not use 不 (bù) as for most verbs but 没 (méi) .
• The negative form of 有 (yǒu) is 没有 (méiyǒu) .

Example

• 你 有 空儿吗？

Do you have free time?

• 我 没有 空儿。

I do not have free time.

Sources

https://chine.in/mandarin/grammaire/ASGOOCVO

http://blog.chinoisfacile.fr/post/2011/06/Le-verbe-avoir-en-chinois

https://www.chine-nouvelle.com/methode/chinois/10-lieux-publics.html