有的

yǒu de

HSK 2.0 Level 3 HSK 3.0 Level 1 Pronoun Common

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Definitions

1. (there are) some (who are...)
2. some (exist)

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Word relationships

Antonyms

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• 没有 méi yǒu 没有 méi yǒu haven't 没有 (méiyǒu) is the opposite in the sense of 'there are some' vs. 'there are none'.: haven't

Related words

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• 部分 bù fen 部分 bù fen part 部分 (bùfen) means 'part' or 'portion', semantically related to 'some'.: part

Synonyms

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• 有些 yǒu xiē 有些 yǒu xiē some 有些 (yǒuxiē) is often interchangeable with 有的 when meaning 'some'.: some
• 某些 mǒu xiē 某些 mǒu xiē some 某些 (mǒuxiē) is more formal and less common than 有的.: some

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Do not confuse 有的 with 有点儿 (yǒudiǎnr), which means 'a little bit'.

Formality

有的 is neutral in formality, common in both spoken and written Chinese.

Grammar

Guides that feature 有的

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HSK 2.0 Level 5+ HSK 3.0 Level 4+ 5 min

有的是 for “Plenty Of”

Say 有的是 when there is more than enough of something, often to tell someone not to worry.

Reading: yǒu de Open guide

HSK 2.0 Level 1+ HSK 3.0 Level 1+ 7 min

这 and 那: This, That, Here, There, and 有的

Point to people, things and places with 这, 那, 这个, 这些, 这儿 and 那里, and pick out “some” of a group with 有的 and 有些.

Reading: yǒu de Open guide

Example Sentences

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有的 人喜欢咖啡， 有的 人喜欢茶。

Some people like coffee, some people like tea.

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Words Containing 有的

• 有的放矢 有的放矢 yǒu dì fàng shǐ: lit. to have a target in mind when shooting one's arrows (idiom)
• 有的是 有的是 yǒu de shì: have plenty of
• 有的时候 有的时候 yǒu de shí hòu: sometimes
• 有的没有的 有的没有的 yǒu de méi yǒu de: see 有的沒的|有的没的[yǒu de méi de]
• 有的没的 有的没的 yǒu de méi de: trivial (matters)

Child Words of 有的

• 有 有 yǒu: to have; there is
• 的 的 de: of; ~'s (possessive particle)
• 的 的 dī: see 的士[dī shì]
• 的 的 dí: really and truly
• 的 的 dì: (bound form) bull's-eye; target