有
to have; there is
HSK 1
Lesson 4 · 我有两个孩子
What you'll learn
Use `有 / 没有` to talk about family members and quantities, including family size and children.
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Listen and Read
Practice `有` and `没有` with family size, siblings, and children.
周明
小安，你家有几口人？
Xiao An, how many people are in your family?
小安
我家有五口人。
There are five people in my family.
周明
你有孩子吗？
Do you have children?
小安
有。我有两个孩子。
Yes. I have two children.
周明
你有哥哥吗？
Do you have an elder brother?
小安
没有。我有一个姐姐。
No. I have one elder sister.
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Core Words
First learn to ask whether someone has something and how many there are.
没有
not have; there is not
几
how many; a few
口
measure word for family members
人
person; people
个
general measure word
两
two before a measure word
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Pattern: `A 有 B / A 没有 B`
Use `有` for having or existing, and `没有` for the negative form.
A 有 B / A 没有 B
Use `有` for `I have...` and `没有` for `I do not have...`. To say how many people are in a family, use `家 + 有`.
我有一个哥哥。
I have one elder brother.
我没有妹妹。
I do not have a younger sister.
我家有五口人。
There are five people in my family.
姐姐有一个儿子。
My elder sister has one son.
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Quick Practice
First practice sentences with `有`.
Complete the prompt: `A：你家______几口人？ B：我家有五口人。`
Which word completes the family-size question?
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Core Words
These words help you talk clearly about family members.
家
family; home
哥哥
elder brother
姐姐
elder sister
妹妹
younger sister
孩子
child; children
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Pattern: `数字 + 个 / 口 + 名词`
When expressing quantity, a number usually needs a measure word after it.
数字 + 个 / 口 + 名词
`个` is a common measure word. For people in a family, `口` is common. Both `二` and `两` mean two, but before a measure word, `两` is usually used.
两个孩子
two children
五口人
five people in a family
一个哥哥
one elder brother
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Quick Practice
Choose between `口` and `个`.
Complete the prompt: `A：我家有五______人。`
Which measure word should follow the number for family size?
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Quick Practice
Then practice `二` and `两`.
Complete the prompt: `A：我姐姐有______孩子。`
How should you say two before the measure word `个` for children?