HSK 1 · VERSION 2.0#30
Existential Sentences with “yǒu”
“有”字存在句
How it works
有 can also mean “there is / there are,” showing existence in a place.
The pattern
Place + 有 + Noun
Example sentences
桌子上有一本书。
There is a book on the table.
学校里有很多学生。
There are many students in the school.
房间里有一把椅子。
There is a chair in the room.
Usage note
The place usually comes first in this sentence pattern.