(yǒu rén) - there is someone, someone in Mandarin
yǒurénTraditional: 有人
Translation
there is someone, someone
Word origin
A compound of 有 (yǒu, 'there is') and 人 (rén, 'person'), meaning 'someone, there is someone'. 人 is a simple pictograph of a standing human in profile.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 有 (yǒu, 'there is') + 人 (rén, 'person', a pictograph)
Stroke order
有
人
Examples
？
Is anyone home?
？
Does anyone know?
。
Someone helped me.
。
Someone is waiting for you outside the door.
。
There will always be someone who understands you.
有人 (yǒu rén) means there is someone, someone. It is used as a other in everyday Mandarin speech.
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Grammar articles
(6)Mandarin Advanced Grammar (C1-C2 / HSK 6+): Chengyu, Classical Remnants, and Register
How to Say Even Though and Even If in Mandarin: 虽然, 即使, 就算 and 尽管
Formal Mandarin Connectives: 然而, 因此, 于是 and 尽管 (The Written Register)
Mandarin Location and Existence: 在 for Where, 有 for There Is, and the 上/下/里/外 Position Words
Mandarin Negation: 不 (bù) vs 没 (méi), and Why 不有 Does Not Exist
Mandarin Resultative Complements: Fusing a Result onto the Verb (看见, 吃完, 找到)
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