How to say “some” in Chinese
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“Some” in Chinese is 有的, yǒu de: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.
How to pronounce it
有的 is read yǒu de: 2 syllables. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.
How to write it
A hand holding a piece of meat: “I have”.
The most frequent character in Chinese.
Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “有的”.
Examples
Sentences from the course lessons with 有的. Tap the sound icon to listen.
- 有的贵有的便宜yǒudeguì,yǒudepiányiSome are expensive, others are cheap.
- 别着急，时间有的是。biézháojí,shíjiānyǒudeshìNo rush, there's plenty of time.
- 所有的学生都要参加考试。suǒyǒudexuéshengdōuyàocānjiākǎoshìAll students have to take the exam.
- 现有的问题基本上都解决了xiànyǒudewèntíjīběnshàngdōujiějuéleThe existing problems have basically all been solved.
- 他改变了原有的习惯tāgǎibiànleyuányǒudexíguànHe changed his old habits.
- 别愁了，办法总会有的。biéchóule,bànfǎzǒnghuìyǒudeDon't fret, there's always a way.
More words from the lesson “This one or that one?”
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Frequently asked questions
How do you say “some” in Chinese?
“Some” in Chinese is 有的, pinyin yǒude.
What does 有的 mean?
有的 (yǒude) means “some”.
How do you write 有的?
有的 is 2 characters: 有 (yǒu) — have, there is; 的 (de) — possessive particle. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.
How do you pronounce 有的?
有的 is read yǒude. Tones: yǒu — third tone, de — neutral tone. The page has a native speaker recording.
“some” in the lesson “This one or that one?”
This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.
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