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(Bushou)		 月
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Decomp. 左月
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乂月
Sijiao 4022.7
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有 yǒu to have / there is / (bound form) having / with / -ful / -ed / -al (as in 有意[you3yi4] intentional)
Results beginning with 有
有关 yǒu guān to have sth to do with / to relate to / related to / to concern / concerning
有些 yǒu xiē some / somewhat
有人 yǒu rén someone / people / anyone / there is someone there / occupied (as in restroom)
有限 yǒu xiàn limited / finite
有点 yǒu diǎn a little
有效 yǒu xiào effective / in effect / valid
有了 yǒu le I've got a solution! / to have a bun in the oven (abbr. for 有了胎[you3 le5 tai1])
有的 yǒu de (there are) some (who are...) / some (exist)
有所 yǒu suǒ somewhat / to some extent
有时 yǒu shí sometimes / now and then
有意 yǒu yì to intend / intentionally / interested in
有权 yǒu quán to have the right to / to be entitled to / to have authority / powerful
有趣 yǒu qù interesting / fascinating / amusing
有望 yǒu wàng hopeful / promising
有机 yǒu jī organic
有力 yǒu lì powerful / forceful / vigorous
有如 yǒu rú to be like sth / similar to / alike
有事 yǒu shì to be occupied with sth / to have sth on one's mind / there is something the matter
有用 yǒu yòng useful
有钱 yǒu qián well-off / wealthy
有利 yǒu lì advantageous / favorable
有空 yǒu kòng to have time (to do sth)
有种 yǒu zhǒng to have guts / to have courage / to be brave
有线 yǒu xiàn wired / cable (television)
有名 yǒu míng famous / well-known
有无 yǒu wú to have or have not / surplus and shortfall / tangible and intangible / corporeal and incorporeal
有害 yǒu hài destructive / harmful / damaging
有序 yǒu xù regular / orderly / successive / in order
有益 yǒu yì useful / beneficial / profitable
有心 yǒu xīn to have a mind to / to intend to / deliberately / considerate
有待 yǒu dài not yet (done) / pending
有毒 yǒu dú poisonous
有理 yǒu lǐ reasonable / justified / right / (math.) rational
有缘 yǒu yuán related / brought together by fate
有情 yǒu qíng to be in love / sentient beings (Buddhism)
有余 yǒu yú to have an abundance
有病 yǒu bìng to be ill / (coll.) to be not right in the head
有着 yǒu zhe to have / to possess
有别 yǒu bié different / distinct / unequal / variable
有偿 yǒu cháng paying / paid (not free)
有幸 yǒu xìng fortunately
有色 yǒu sè colored / non-white / non-ferrous (metals)
有形 yǒu xíng material / tangible / visible / shapely
有为 yǒu wéi promising / to show promise
有助 yǒu zhù helpful / beneficial / to help / conducive to
有罪 yǒu zuì guilty
有失 yǒu shī to cause a loss of (decorum, dignity etc) (used in fixed expressions)
有志 yǒu zhì to be ambitious
有方 yǒu fāng to do things right / to use the correct method
有道 yǒu dào to have attained the Way / (of a government or a ruler) enlightened / wise and just
有损 yǒu sǔn to be harmful (to)
有请 yǒu qǐng to request the pleasure of seeing sb / to ask sb in / to ask sb to do sth (e.g. make a speech)
有份 yǒu fèn to have a share of (responsibility etc) / to be concerned / to be involved
有福 yǒu fú to be blessed
有劳 yǒu láo (polite) thank you for your trouble (used when asking a favor or after having received one)
有味 yǒu wèi tasty
有戏 yǒu xì (coll.) promising / likely to turn out well
有喜 yǒu xǐ to be expecting / to be with child
有劲 yǒu jìn vigorous / energetic / interesting / amusing
有年 yǒu nián for years
有赖 yǒu lài (of an outcome) to rely on / to require / can only be achieved by means of
有顷 yǒu qǐng shortly thereafter / for a moment
有碍 yǒu ài to hinder / to impede / to be detrimental
有成 yǒu chéng (literary) to achieve success
有次 yǒu cì once / on one occasion
有电 yǒu diàn electric (apparatus) / electrified / having electricity supply (of a house)
有风 yǒu fēng windy
有够 yǒu gòu very / extremely
有轨 yǒu guǐ tracked (tramcar)
有颌 yǒu hé jawed (fish)
有恒 yǒu héng to persevere / perseverance
有加 yǒu jiā extremely (placed after verb or adjective)
有界 yǒu jiè bounded
有节 yǒu jié segmented
有解 yǒu jiě (of a problem, equation etc) to have a solution / to be solvable
有局 yǒu jú vulnerable (in bridge)
有脸 yǒu liǎn lit. having face / to have prestige / to command respect / to have the nerve (e.g. to ask sth outrageous) / to have the gall / not ashamed to
有料 yǒu liào impressive
有码 yǒu mǎ pixelated or censored (of video)
有谱 yǒu pǔ to have a plan / to know what one is doing
有穷 yǒu qióng exhaustible / limited / finite
有染 yǒu rǎn to have an affair with sb
有数 yǒu shù to have kept count / to know how many / (fig.) to know exactly how things stand / to know the score / not many / only a few
有水 yǒu shuǐ supplied with water (of a house)
有司 yǒu sī (literary) officials
有违 yǒu wéi to run counter to
有息 yǒu xī interest-bearing (bank account)
有夏 Yǒu xià China
有型 yǒu xíng stylish
有朝 yǒu zhāo one day / sometime in the future
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有可能 yǒu kě néng possible / probable / possibly / probably / may / might
有一些 yǒu yī xiē somewhat / rather / some
有时候 yǒu shí hou sometimes
有效期 yǒu xiào qī period of validity / sell-by date
有兴趣 yǒu xìng qù interested / interesting
有一次 yǒu yī cì once / once upon a time
有些人 yǒu xiē rén some people
有意思 yǒu yì si interesting / meaningful / enjoyable / fun
有助于 yǒu zhù yú to contribute to / to promote
有能力 yǒu néng lì able
有价值 yǒu jià zhí valuable
有道理 yǒu dào li to make sense / reasonable
有意义 yǒu yì yì to make sense / to have meaning / to have significance / meaningful / significant / worthwhile / important / interesting
有的是 yǒu de shì have plenty of / there's no lack of
有钱人 yǒu qián rén rich person / the rich
有希望 yǒu xī wàng hopeful / promising / prospective
有效性 yǒu xiào xìng validity
有点儿 yǒu diǎn r slightly / a little / somewhat
有影响 yǒu yǐng xiǎng influential
有情人 yǒu qíng rén lovers
有一套 yǒu yī tào to have a skill / to be savvy / to know how to do sth
有意识 yǒu yì shí conscious
有责任 yǒu zé rèn liable / responsible
有心人 yǒu xīn rén resolute person / person with aspirations / people who feel / people who use their heads
有礼貌 yǒu lǐ mào courteous / polite
有弹性 yǒu tán xìng flexible
有机物 yǒu jī wù organic substance / organic matter
有机肥 yǒu jī féi organic fertilizer
有赖于 yǒu lài yú see 有賴|有赖[you3 lai4]
有良心 yǒu liáng xīn conscientious
有道是 yǒu dào shì as they say, ... / as the saying goes, ...
有毅力 yǒu yì lì persevering / unwavering
有限元 yǒu xiàn yuán finite element (method)
有利于 yǒu lì yú to be advantageous to / to be beneficial for
有志气 yǒu zhì qì ambitious
有一手 yǒu yī shǒu to have a skill / to have a lot on the ball / to have an affair
有机体 yǒu jī tǐ organism
有机磷 yǒu jī lín organic phosphate
有才干 yǒu cái gàn capable
有理数 yǒu lǐ shù rational number (i.e. fraction of two integers, math.)
有一点 yǒu yī diǎn a little / somewhat
有声书 yǒu shēng shū audiobook
有神论 yǒu shén lùn theism (the belief in the existence of God)
有林地  stocked forest
有罪的  guilty (adj)
有鳍鱼  finfish
有形物  tangible
有办法 yǒu bàn fǎ can find methods / resourceful / creative
有帮助 yǒu bāng zhù helpful
有悖于 yǒu bèi yú to go against
有本钱 yǒu běn qián to be in a position to (take on a challenge, etc)
有本事 yǒu běn shi to have what it takes / (coll.) (often followed by 就[jiu4]) (used to challenge sb) if you're so clever, ..., if she's so tough, ... etc / Example: 有本事就打我[you3 ben3 shi5 jiu4 da3 wo3] Hit me if you dare!
有边儿 yǒu biān r to be likely or possible / to begin to take shape / to be likely to succeed
有编制 yǒu biān zhì having a permanent post / part of the official staff
有产者 yǒu chǎn zhě property owner / the wealthy
有次序 yǒu cì xù ordered
有袋类 yǒu dài lèi (zoology) marsupial
有胆量 yǒu dǎn liàng courageous
有道德 yǒu dào dé chaste
有德行 yǒu dé xíng virtuous
Approximate Results for 有
没有 méi yǒu haven't / hasn't / doesn't exist / to not have / to not be
所有 suǒ yǒu all / to have / to possess / to own
只有 zhǐ yǒu only have ... / there is only ... / (used in combination with 才[cai2]) it is only if one ... (that one can ...) (Example: 只有通過治療才能痊愈|只有通过治疗才能痊愈[zhi3 you3 tong1 guo4 zhi4 liao2 cai2 neng2 quan2 yu4] "the only way to cure it is with therapy") / it is only ... (who ...) (Example: 只有男性才有此需要[zhi3 you3 nan2 xing4 cai2 you3 ci3 xu1 yao4] "only men would have such a requirement") / (used to indicate that one has no alternative) one can only (do a certain thing) (Example: 只有屈服[zhi3 you3 qu1 fu2] "the only thing you can do is give in")
还有 hái yǒu there still remain(s) / there is (or are) still / in addition
具有 jù yǒu to have / to possess
拥有 yōng yǒu to have / to possess
共有 gòng yǒu in total there are ... / to own jointly
现有 xiàn yǒu currently existing / currently available
国有 guó yǒu nationalized / public / government owned / state-owned
要有 yào yǒu to need / to require / must have
含有 hán yǒu to contain / including
带有 dài yǒu to have as a feature or characteristic / to have an element of (confidence, sweetness, malevolence etc) / to carry (a pathogen, connotation etc)
持有 chí yǒu to hold (passport, views etc)
享有 xiǎng yǒu to enjoy (rights, privileges etc)
原有 yuán yǒu original / former
富有 fù yǒu rich / wealthy / affluent / to be rich in / to be replete with
另有 lìng yǒu to have some other (reason etc)
应有 yīng yǒu to deserve (attention, respect etc) / should have (freedoms, rights etc)
设有 shè yǒu to have / to incorporate / to feature
占有 zhàn yǒu to have / to own / to hold / to occupy / to possess / to account for (a high proportion etc)
自有 zì yǒu (I, they etc) of course have (a plan, a way etc) / one's own (apartment, brand etc)
唯有 wéi yǒu only
大有 dà yǒu there is a great deal of ... (typically followed by a bisyllabic word, as in 大有希望[da4you3-xi1wang4]) / (literary) bumper harvest / abundance
既有 jì yǒu existing
独有 dú yǒu to own exclusively / unique to / specific / there is only
未有 wèi yǒu is not / has never been / never occurring / unprecedented
配有 pèi yǒu to be equipped with / to come with (sth)
患有 huàn yǒu to contract (an illness) / to be afflicted with / to suffer from
装有 zhuāng yǒu fitted with
别有 bié yǒu to have other... / to have a special ...
惟有 wéi yǒu variant of 唯有[wei2 you3]
少有 shǎo yǒu rare / infrequent
素有 sù yǒu to have / to have always had
固有 gù yǒu intrinsic to sth / inherent / native
留有 liú yǒu to remain in existence / to retain
私有 sī yǒu private / privately-owned
负有 fù yǒu to be responsible for
稀有 xī yǒu uncommon / rare
存有 cún yǒu to hold in storage / to retain / to harbor (feelings) / to entertain (sentiments) / (of abstract things) to exist / there is
专有 zhuān yǒu exclusive / proprietary
特有 tè yǒu specific (to) / characteristic (of) / distinctive
保有 bǎo yǒu to keep / to retain
怀有 huái yǒu to have in one's person (feelings, talent etc)
抱有 bào yǒu to have (aspirations, suspicions etc)
兼有 jiān yǒu to combine / to have both
公有 gōng yǒu publicly owned / communal / held in common
握有 wò yǒu to have / to hold (usu. sth abstract: power, distribution rights, a bargaining chip etc)
饶有 ráo yǒu full of (interest, humor, sentiment etc)
万有 wàn yǒu universal
乌有 wū yǒu (literary) not to exist / nonexistent / illusory
领有 lǐng yǒu to possess / to own
伴有 bàn yǒu to be accompanied by
惯有 guàn yǒu customary / usual
罕有 hǎn yǒu to rarely have / rare
据有 jù yǒu to occupy / to hold / to possess
先有 xiān yǒu prior / preexisting
育有 yù yǒu to be the parent of (a child)
总有 zǒng yǒu inevitably there will be
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所有权 suǒ yǒu quán ownership / possession / property rights / title (to property)
占有率 zhàn yǒu lu:4 market share
强有力 qiáng yǒu lì strong / forceful
所有者 suǒ yǒu zhě proprietor / owner
所有制 suǒ yǒu zhì ownership of the means of production (in Marxism) / system of ownership
持有人 chí yǒu rén holder
私有化 sī yǒu huà privatization / to privatize
公有制 gōng yǒu zhì public ownership
持有者 chí yǒu zhě possessor
莫须有 mò xū yǒu groundless / baseless
康有为 Kāng Yǒu wéi Kang Youwei (1858-1927), Confucian intellectual, educator and would-be reformer, main leader of the failed reform movement of 1898
私有制 sī yǒu zhì private ownership of property
国有化 guó yǒu huà nationalization
特有种 tè yǒu zhǒng endemic species
否有效 fǒu yǒu xiào inefficient
公有化 gōng yǒu huà to nationalize / to take over as communal property
公有物 gōng yǒu wù res communis
国有林 guó yǒu lín state forest
固有词 gù yǒu cí native words (i.e. not derived from Chinese, in Korean and Japanese etc)
满有谱 mǎn yǒu pǔ to have a clearcut idea / to have firm guidelines / to have confidence / to be sure / to be certain
没有法 méi yǒu fǎ at a loss / unable to do anything about it / to have no choice
没有脸 méi yǒu liǎn not to have the nerve / not dare (e.g. to do sth outrageous)
没有人 méi yǒu rén nobody
没有事 méi yǒu shì not a bit / nothing is up / nothing alarming is happening
生有权 shēng yǒu quán birthright
所有格 suǒ yǒu gé possessive case (grammar)
所有人 suǒ yǒu rén everyone / owner
所有物 suǒ yǒu wù a possession / belongings
所有主 suǒ yǒu zhǔ owner / proprietor
拥有权 yōng yǒu quán right of ownership
拥有者 yōng yǒu zhě possessor
周有光 Zhōu Yǒu guāng Zhou Youguang (1906-2017), PRC linguist, considered the father of Hanyu Pinyin 漢語拼音|汉语拼音[Han4 yu3 Pin1 yin1]
版权所有 bǎn quán suǒ yǒu all rights reserved (copyright statement)
没有什么 méi yǒu shén me it is nothing / there's nothing ... about it
从来没有 cóng lái méi yǒu there has never been / has never had / (before a verb) has never
没有办法 méi yǒu bàn fǎ there is nothing to be done / one can't do anything about it
国有企业 guó yǒu qǐ yè state-owned enterprise
前所未有 qián suǒ wèi yǒu (idiom) unprecedented
几乎没有 jī hū méi yǒu scarcely / hardly any
一无所有 yī wú suǒ yǒu not having anything at all (idiom) / utterly lacking / without two sticks to rub together
应有尽有 yīng yǒu jìn yǒu everything that should be here is here (idiom) / all one can think of is on hand / to have all one needs
没有理由 méi yǒu lǐ yóu without any reason / for no reason
行之有效 xíng zhī yǒu xiào to be effective (idiom)
津津有味 jīn jīn yǒu wèi with keen interest (idiom) / with great pleasure / with gusto / eagerly
心有余悸 xīn yǒu yú jì to have lingering fears / trepidation remaining after a trauma (idiom)
游刃有余 yóu rèn yǒu yú handling a butcher's cleaver with ease (idiom) / to do sth skillfully and easily
胸有成竹 xiōng yǒu chéng zhú to plan in advance (idiom) / a card up one's sleeve / forewarned is forearmed
绝无仅有 jué wú jǐn yǒu one and only (idiom) / rarely seen / unique of its kind
心中有数 xīn zhōng yǒu shù to know what's going on
更有甚者 gèng yǒu shèn zhě furthermore (idiom)
别有用心 bié yǒu yòng xīn to have an ulterior motive (idiom)
彬彬有礼 bīn bīn yǒu lǐ refined and courteous / urbane
卓有成效 zhuó yǒu chéng xiào highly effective / fruitful
自有品牌 zì yǒu pǐn pái private brand
可有可无 kě yǒu kě wú not essential / dispensable
绰绰有余 chuò chuò yǒu yú enough and to spare (idiom)
大有人在 dà yǒu rén zài there are plenty of such people
念念有词 niàn niàn yǒu cí to mumble / to mutter to oneself
十有八九 shí yǒu bā jiǔ most likely / mostly (in 8 or 9 cases out of 10) / vast majority
无中生有 wú zhōng shēng yǒu to create something from nothing (idiom)
井井有条 jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo everything clear and orderly (idiom) / neat and tidy
无独有偶 wú dú yǒu ǒu not alone but in pairs (idiom, usually derog.) / not a unique occurrence / it's not the only case
错落有致 cuò luò yǒu zhì in picturesque disorder (idiom) / irregular arrangement with charming effect
井然有序 jǐng rán yǒu xù everything clear and in good order (idiom) / neat and tidy
岂有此理 qǐ yǒu cǐ lǐ how can this be so? (idiom) / preposterous / ridiculous / absurd
各有千秋 gè yǒu qiān qiū each has its own merits (idiom)
炯炯有神 jiǒng jiǒng yǒu shén (idiom) eyes bright and full of expression
化为乌有 huà wéi wū yǒu to go up in smoke / to vanish
大有可为 dà yǒu kě wéi with great prospects for the future (idiom) / well worth doing
据为己有 jù wéi jǐ yǒu (idiom) to illegally take possession of / to appropriate
煞有介事 shà yǒu jiè shì to make a show of being very much in earnest (idiom) / to act as if one is taking things very seriously
万有引力 wàn yǒu yǐn lì gravity
大有作为 dà yǒu zuò wéi to accomplish much / to have good prospects / to have a promising future
子虚乌有 zǐ xū wū yǒu (idiom) to have no basis in fact / to be the product of sb's imagination
振振有词 zhèn zhèn yǒu cí to speak forcefully and with justice (idiom) / to argue with the courage of one's convictions
占为己有 zhàn wéi jǐ yǒu to appropriate to oneself (what rightfully belongs to others)
别有洞天 bié yǒu dòng tiān place of charm and beauty / scenery of exceptional charm / completely different world
三生有幸 sān shēng yǒu xìng the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom) / (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
人人有责 rén rén yǒu zé it is everyone's duty
兼而有之 jiān ér yǒu zhī to have both (at the same time)
面有难色 miàn yǒu nán sè to show signs of reluctance or embarrassment
互通有无 hù tōng yǒu wú (idiom) mutual exchange of assistance / to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls / to reciprocate with material assistance / to scratch each other's back
后继有人 hòu jì yǒu rén (idiom) to have qualified successors to carry on one's undertaking
留有余地 liú yǒu yú dì to leave some leeway / to allow for the unpredictable
死有余辜 sǐ yǒu yú gū (idiom) to be so evil that even death would be insufficient punishment
善有善报 shàn yǒu shàn bào virtue has its rewards (idiom) / one good turn deserves another
话里有话 huà lǐ yǒu huà one's words carry an implicit meaning
没有必要 méi yǒu bì yào there is no need to (do sth)
虚有其表 xū yǒu qí biǎo looks impressive but is worthless (idiom) / not as good as it looks / a reputation with no substance
生死有命 shēng sǐ yǒu mìng life and death are ruled by fate (idiom)
别有天地 bié yǒu tiān dì enchanting scenery / beautiful surroundings / world of its own
极有可能 jí yǒu kě néng extremely possible / probable
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