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还有 (hái yǒu) — to still have, there is still (something remaining); in addition, also have (introducing extra items)

Definition

还有 carries two readings: 'still have / there is still' when something remains, and 'in addition, also' when introducing an extra item. Don't confuse it with 又, which marks repetition, not leftover or addition.

verb
to still havethere is still (something remaining)in additionalso have (introducing extra items)

Examples

  • ，还有。
    Bú yòng dān xīn, wǒ men hái yǒu shí jiān.
    Don't worry, we still have time.
  • ，还有。
    Chú le zhè xiē, wǒ hái yǒu yí gè wèn tí.
    Besides these, I have one more question.
  • 还有？
    Zhuō zi shàng hái yǒu shén me chī de ma?
    Is there anything left to eat on the table?

Origin

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.

This origin belongs to the traditional form 還; 还 is its simplified writing.

Meaning part形符xíngfú
辵辵chuòwalk
Sound part声符shēngfú
睘
睘qióng還hái
The sound has drifted apartThe sound part was a clue two thousand years ago — it often still helps, but not always.

The traditional form 還 pairs 辵 (walk) with 睘 as a sound part for 'go back; return'; the simplified 还 is a shorthand, and its parts are not the historical components.

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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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