What does 有 mean in Chinese?

有 (yǒu) means "to have; there is" in Chinese.

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Q: How do you use 有 in a sentence?

我有一个朋友。 (Wǒ yǒu yī gè péngyǒu.) — I have a friend.

Pinyin: yǒu

to have; there is

🏮 Chinese HSK 1 🏃 Actions & Verbs

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我有一个朋友。

Wǒ yǒu yī gè péngyǒu.

I have a friend.

What 有 means

有 (yǒu) is a Chinese word meaning “to have; there is”. It belongs to the Actions & Verbs topic and appears at HSK 1, so it is one of the words worth learning early when you study Chinese.

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