How to Say ‘There are; have’ in Simplified Chinese
有
yǒu
[yoe]
💬 Usage Tip: [有] often means 'there are' or 'including' when listing who is in a group: [有老人和孩子], [有六个人], [有两个小朋友]. It's not only 'to have' in the ownership sense.
Phrase Breakdown
有
yǒu
[yoe]
to have; there is/are
Used to indicate the presence of people or things, such as elderly people or children in the group.
我们有两位老人。
We have two elderly people in our group.
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