Mandarin Chinese 有 (Yǒu): Learn to Use it in a Sentence --学中文

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Channel: eChineseLearning · 2017 · Education

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The Chinese character 有 (yǒu) roughly means "have". The sentence structure of:

subject + have + object/possession

Nǐ yǒu mèimei ma?
你有妹妹吗?
Do you have younger sisters?

Nǐ yǒu jiějie ma?
你有姐姐吗? 
Do you have elder sisters?

Wǒ yǒu/méiyǒu jiějie/mèimei.
我有/没有姐姐/妹妹.
I have/ don't have elder sisters/ younger sisters.
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Some new words introduced in today's lesson that are used in the sentences above include:

哥哥/弟弟 (gēge/ dìdi) = older brother / younger brother
一只狗 (yì zhī gǒu) = a dog
猫 (māo) = cat
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