有没有 meaning in English
(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?
Meaning of 有没有
Definitions from CC-CEDICT.
- (before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?
- Is there a ...?
- (before a verb) Did (you, they etc) (verb, infinitive)?
- Have (you, they etc) (verb, past participle)?
How to use 有没有
Put 有没有 before a noun to ask if something exists or if someone has it, or before a verb to ask if an action happened. It works like a yes-no question, so you do not add 吗 (ma). Example: 你有没有去过北京？(Nǐ yǒu méiyǒu qùguo Běijīng?) Have you ever been to Beijing?
有没有 is built from 有 (yǒu, have) plus 没有 (méiyǒu, not have), so it literally asks "have, not have?" Picture someone holding out both options and letting you pick one.
Common mistake: Learners often add 吗 at the end, as in 你有没有钱吗, which is wrong because 有没有 already makes the question. Also remember the negative is 没 (méi), never 不 (bù), so 有不有 is not correct.
有没有 in example sentences
Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.
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有 yǒu · to have · 6 strokes
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没 méi · have not · 7 strokes
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有 yǒu · to have · 6 strokes
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Related words
Words that share a character with 有没有.
| 没有 | méiyǒu | haven't; hasn't |
| 还有 | hái yǒu | there still remain(s); there is (or are) still; in addition |
| 没什么 | méi shénme | it doesn't matter; it's nothing; never mind; think nothing of it; it's my pleasure; you're |
| 有些 | yǒuxiē | some; somewhat; rather; a bit |
| 没关系 | méi guānxi | it doesn't matter |
| 有时 | yǒushí | sometimes; now and then |
| 有时候 | yǒushíhou | sometimes |
| 有用 | yǒuyòng | useful |
| 有名 | yǒumíng | famous; well-known |
| 没事儿 | méishìr | to have spare time; free from work |
| 有的 | yǒude | (there are) some (who are...); some (exist) |
| 有一些 | yǒuyīxiē | somewhat; rather |
Questions about 有没有
What does 有没有 mean?
有没有 (yǒu méiyǒu) means "(before a noun) Do (you, they etc) have ...?; Is there a ...?".
How do you write 有没有?
有没有 is made of 3 characters: 有 (6 strokes), 没 (7 strokes), 有 (6 strokes). That is 19 strokes in total.
Is 有没有 an HSK word?
Yes. 有没有 is on the HSK 6 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.
How is 有没有 written in traditional Chinese?
In traditional characters, 有没有 is written 有沒有.
How do I answer a 有没有 question?
Answer with 有 (yǒu) for yes or 没有 (méiyǒu) for no. For a verb question, you can also repeat the verb, such as 去过 (qùguo) or 没去过 (méi qùguo).
Is 有没有 the same as 有吗?
Both ask yes-no questions, and 你有钱吗 and 你有没有钱 mean about the same thing. 有没有 can sound a bit more direct or neutral, and it is very common in speech for asking whether something has happened.