A2 · Grammar reference · ASG4NDHB
Using "youde" to mean "some"
To refer to just certain members of group, you can use 有的 (yǒude). This usage is normally translated as "some" in English. It is often used multiple times in one sentence to refer to different groups.
- Keywords
- 有的 · 有 · 的 · some
- Used for
- Expressing quantity
- Classification
- HSK3
Examples (10)
外国人有的很有钱,有的没钱。
我们公司有一些电脑,有的是新的,有的是旧的。
他写了很多书,有的卖得很好,有的卖得不好。
中国菜有的好吃,有的不好吃。
这家店的衣服有的贵,有的便宜。
他有很多房子,有的在国内,有的在国外。
晚上六点以后,有的人下班了,有的人在加班。
我的大学老师有的很年轻,有的很老。
酒吧里,有的人在喝酒,有的人在跳舞,还有的人在聊天。
因为工作,我认识了很多人,有的是大学老师,有的是CEO。
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Summary, structure, classification, and adapted sentence examples draw from the AllSet Learning Chinese Grammar Wiki under CC BY-NC-SA 3.0; changes were made. This noncommercial reference is based on an October 2023 snapshot.
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