存有 (cún yǒu) — to exist (in a place or system); to have/hold (a feeling, opinion, or record)

Definition

存有 (cún yǒu) is a formal verb meaning 'to have' or 'to hold' an abstract thing — doubts, hope, suspicion, records — usually after 对/在 and before an abstract noun. It is more literary than the everyday 有.

verb
to exist (in a place or system)to have/hold (a feeling, opinion, or record)

Examples

  • 存有
    Tā duì zhè ge jì huà cún yǒu yí lǜ.
    He has doubts about this plan.
  • 存有
    Dàng àn lǐ cún yǒu tā de gè rén xìn xī.
    His personal information is stored in the archives.
  • 存有
    Wǒ men duì tā réng cún yǒu xī wàng.
    We still hold hope for him.

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