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Expressing Possession with “yǒu”

有

yǒu

How it works

有 means “to have.”

The pattern

Subject + 有 + Object

Example sentences

我有一本书。

Wǒ yǒu yì běn shū.

I have a book.

他有很多朋友。

Tā yǒu hěn duō péngyou.

He has many friends.

我们学校有很多学生。

Wǒmen xuéxiào yǒu hěn duō xuésheng.

Our school has many students.

Usage note

To negate 有, use 没(有), not 不.

Source: HelloMandarin · Revised edition, 2026 · PDF p. 65.

Old_HSK_1-6_Grammar_Points_2.0.pdf

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