Sentences with 有 (1)
In Chinese, 有 (yǒu) expresses having or possessing something and is usually rendered in English as “have” or “there is”, and the negative form of 有 is 没 (méi) or 没有 (méiyǒu), meaning “not have”, “there is not”:
Affirmative form
Subject + 有 + noun
她有二十个学生
她tāshe
有yǒuhave
二十èrshí20
个gèthe general measure word
学生xuéshengstudent
她有一个姐姐
她tāshe
有yǒuhave
一yí1
个gèthe general measure word
姐姐jiějieelder sister
Negative form
Subject + 没 / 没有 + noun
我没姐姐 / 我没有姐姐
我wǒI
没 / 没有méi / méiyǒunot have
姐姐jiějieelder sister
The rule in short
Affirmative
Subject + 有 + noun
… has …
Negative
Subject + 没 / 没有 + noun
… does not have …