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  *有* | 有* | *有
to have; there is / (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 intentional)
HSK 1
useful
HSK 1
sometimes / now and then
HSK 1
haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be
HSK 1
slightly / a little / somewhat
HSK 2
sometimes
HSK 1
(there are) some (who are...) / some (exist)
HSK 1
all / to have; to possess; to own
HSK 2
someone / people / anyone / there is someone there / occupied (as in restroom)
HSK 2
famous / well-known
HSK 1
interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun
HSK 2
advantageous; favorable
HSK 3
limited / finite
HSK 4
erhua form of 有空
HSK 2
to have; to possess
HSK 3
only have ...; there is only ... / (used in combination with ) it is only if ... (that one can ...) (as in 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈 "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only (someone) who ... (as in 只有男性才有此需要 "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to express lack of alternatives) can only; have no choice but to (as in 只有屈服 "the only thing you can do is give in")
HSK 3
some / somewhat
HSK 1
to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc)
HSK 5
there still remain(s); there is (or are) still / in addition
HSK 1
to have / to possess
HSK 5
have plenty of / there's no lack of
HSK 3
destructive / harmful / damaging
HSK 5
in total there are ... / to own jointly
HSK 3
interesting / fascinating / amusing
HSK 4
to have as a feature or characteristic; to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc); to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc)
HSK 5
(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)?
HSK 6
original / former
HSK 5
to have; to possess
HSK 5
to be advantageous to; to be beneficial for
HSK 5
specific (to) / characteristic (of) / distinctive
HSK 5
with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly
HSK 7-9
to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
HSK 7-9
powerful / forceful / vigorous
HSK 5
to contract (an illness) / to be afflicted with / to suffer from
HSK 7-9
rich; wealthy; affluent / to be rich in; to be replete with
HSK 6
effective / in effect / valid
HSK 3
to contain / including
HSK 4
I've got a solution! / to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎)
fortunately
HSK 7-9
(idiom) clear and orderly; neat and tidy
everything that should be here is here (idiom); all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs
HSK 7-9
virtue has its rewards (idiom); one good turn deserves another
to be ill / (coll.) to be not right in the head
poisonous
HSK 5
currently existing / currently available
HSK 5
to make sense; reasonable
(idiom) to deserve what one gets (punishment, mishap etc)
to have guts / to have courage / to be brave
there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望) / (literary) bumper harvest; abundance
The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
to have sth to do with / to relate to / related to / to concern / concerning
HSK 6
hopeful / promising
HSK 7-9
He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects). / Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
(idiom) to have a well-thought-out plan in mind
HSK 7-9
lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom) / fig. to take a risk-averse approach
(idiom) unprecedented
HSK 7-9
useful / beneficial / profitable
HSK 7-9
to hold in storage / to retain / to harbor (feelings) / to entertain (sentiments) / (of abstract things) to exist / there is
capable
publicly owned / communal / held in common
promising / showing potential
lit. there are many swift horses, but very few who can spot them (proverb) / fig. many have talent, but few can recognize talent when they see it
to hold (passport, views etc)
HSK 6
everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
nationalized / public / government owned / state-owned
HSK 7-9
to stand a good chance; to have great hopes; to be promising
having sound and color (idiom); vivid / dazzling
HSK 7-9
private / privately-owned
HSK 7-9
to live in the moment (idiom) / to live every day as if it were one's last / to enjoy while one can
If three walk together, one of them can teach me sth (Confucius)
can be compared / to be very similar
courageous and strong (idiom) / Herculean (physique etc)
helpful
with great prospects for the future (idiom); well worth doing
HSK 7-9
proprietor / owner
sometimes / at times
lit. the fairy is willing, but King Xiang doesn't dream (idiom) / (said of a woman's unrequited love)
rare / infrequent
HSK 7-9
period of validity / sell-by date
HSK 7-9
cable television
Heaven helps the worthy (idiom)
public ownership
refined and courteous / urbane
HSK 7-9
state enterprise
organic compound
a little; somewhat
there are three ways to be unfilial; having no sons is the worst (from Mencius 孟子)
lit. (may you) have abundance year after year / (an auspicious saying for the Lunar New Year)
not yet (done) / pending
HSK 7-9
in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
guilty and deserves to be punished (idiom); entirely appropriate chastisement / the punishment fits the crime
plexiglass
the girl is already taken (idiom)
regular / orderly / successive / in order
HSK 7-9
technical term / proper noun
to be occupied with sth / to have sth on one's mind / there is something the matter
HSK 6
married woman
lit. with money, you can get a devil to turn a millstone (idiom) / fig. with money, you can get anything done; money talks

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