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有些 (yǒu xiē) — some (a part of something); somewhat (to some extent)

Definition

Two uses: as a pronoun, 'some' of a group (e.g. some people) — here it overlaps with 有的. As an adverb, 'somewhat, a little' (今天有些冷) — close to 有点儿 but more formal.

some (a part of something)somewhat (to some extent)

Examples

  • 有些。
    yǒu xiē Rén xǐ huan hē chá.
    Some people like to drink tea.
  • 有些。
    yǒu xiē Píng guǒ hěn dà.
    Some apples are very big.
  • 有些。
    Jīn tiān yǒu xiē lěng.
    Today is somewhat cold.

Origin

Compound word
构词法gòucífǎ
动宾dòngbīnVerb + object

An action followed by what it acts on, fused into one word.

有yǒuhave
些xiēsome

“有” (have) and “些” (some) combine to mean having some, hence some or somewhat.

Characters in this word

Most characters — around four in five — are built this way: one part hints at the meaning, the other at the pronunciation.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
肉肉ròumeat
Sound part声符shēngfú
又
又yòu有yǒu
Same sound today

The form 有 combines 又, used for its sound, with a shape from 肉, 'meat'; the hand-holding-meat story is a folk explanation, not shown in the oldest shape.

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No reliable origin is recorded for this character.

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