{"id":2737,"date":"2018-10-17T09:29:01","date_gmt":"2018-10-17T09:29:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/?p=2737"},"modified":"2019-09-09T07:09:10","modified_gmt":"2019-09-09T07:09:10","slug":"existence-you-chinese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lingo-apps.com\/zh-hans\/existence-you-chinese\/","title":{"rendered":"Lesson 11. \u6709 (y\u01d2u) for Expressing Existence in Chinese"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\u6709\uff0cChinese<\/p>\n

\u6709 (y\u01d2u) is surely a useful word in Chinese! Besides using it for \u2018possession\u2019, we can use it to express \u2018there is\u2019 or \u2018there are\u2019 \u2013 the existence of someone or something in a particular place.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

POSITIVE SENTENCE<\/strong><\/h6>\n

The structure to express existence using \u6709 (y\u01d2u):<\/p>\n

Location + \u6709 + Object<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location<\/strong><\/td>\nThere is\/There are<\/strong><\/td>\nObject<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u684c\u5b50\u4e0a<\/td>\n\u6709<\/td>\n\u4e00\u676f\u5496\u5561\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u684c\u5b50\u4e0a<\/td>\n\u6709<\/td>\n\u4e00\u676f\u5496\u5561\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zhu\u014d zi sh\u00e0ng<\/td>\ny\u01d2u<\/td>\ny\u012bb\u0113i k\u0101f\u0113i.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
on the table<\/td>\nthere is<\/td>\na cup of coffee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
There is a cup of coffee on the table.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location<\/strong><\/td>\nThere is\/There are<\/strong><\/td>\nObject<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6211\u5bb6\u88e1<\/td>\n\u6709<\/td>\n\u4e00\u96bb\u72d7\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6211\u5bb6\u91cc<\/td>\n\u6709<\/td>\n\u4e00\u53ea\u72d7\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W\u01d2 ji\u0101 l\u01d0<\/td>\ny\u01d2u<\/td>\ny\u012b zh\u01d0 g\u01d2u.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
in my house<\/td>\nthere is<\/td>\na dog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
There is a dog in my house.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

NEGATIVE SENTENCE<\/strong><\/h6>\n

For expressing \u2018there is no\u2019 or \u2018there are no\u2019, use \u6c92 [\u6ca1] (m\u00e9i) as the negative determiners. Read: Understanding the Difference Between\u300c\u4e0d\u300dB\u00f9 and\u300c\u6c92\u300dM\u00e9i \u2013 Chinese No or Not.<\/a><\/p>\n

Structure: Location + \u6c92\u6709 [\u6ca1\u6709] + Object<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location<\/strong><\/td>\nThere is<\/strong> no<\/strong>\/There are<\/strong> no<\/strong><\/td>\nObject<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u684c\u5b50\u4e0a<\/td>\n\u6c92\u6709<\/td>\n\u5496\u5561\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u684c\u5b50\u4e0a<\/td>\n\u6ca1\u6709<\/td>\n\u5496\u5561\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zhu\u014d zi sh\u00e0ng<\/td>\nm\u00e9i y\u01d2u<\/td>\nk\u0101 f\u0113i.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
on the table<\/td>\nthere is no<\/td>\ncoffee<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
There is no coffee on the table.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location<\/strong><\/td>\nThere is<\/strong> no<\/strong>\/There are<\/strong> no<\/strong><\/td>\nObject<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6211\u5bb6\u88e1<\/td>\n\u6c92\u6709<\/td>\n\u72d7\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u6211\u5bb6\u91cc<\/td>\n\u6ca1\u6709<\/td>\n\u72d7\u3002<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
W\u01d2 ji\u0101 l\u01d0<\/td>\nm\u00e9i y\u01d2u<\/td>\ng\u01d2u.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
in my house<\/td>\nthere is no<\/td>\ndog<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
There is no dog in my house.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

INTERROGATIVE SENTENCE<\/strong><\/h6>\n

For asking whether someone\/something is in a particular place, use the following structure:<\/p>\n

Location + \u6709 + Object + \u55ce [\u5417] ?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location<\/strong><\/td>\nIs there\/Are there<\/strong><\/td>\nObject<\/strong><\/td>\n?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u684c\u5b50\u4e0a<\/td>\n\u6709<\/td>\n\u5496\u5561<\/td>\n\u55ce\uff1f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u684c\u5b50\u4e0a<\/td>\n\u6709<\/td>\n\u5496\u5561<\/td>\n\u5417\uff1f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Zhu\u014d zi sh\u00e0ng<\/td>\ny\u01d2u<\/td>\nk\u0101 f\u0113i<\/td>\nma?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
on the table<\/td>\nis there<\/td>\ncoffee<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Is there any coffee on the table?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Location<\/strong><\/td>\nIs there\/Are there<\/strong><\/td>\nObject<\/strong><\/td>\n?<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4f60\u5bb6\u88e1<\/td>\n\u6709<\/td>\n\u72d7<\/td>\n\u55ce\uff1f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
\u4f60\u5bb6\u91cc<\/td>\n\u6709<\/td>\n\u72d7<\/td>\n\u5417\uff1f<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
N\u01d0 ji\u0101 l\u01d0<\/td>\ny\u01d2u<\/td>\ng\u01d2u<\/td>\nma?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
in your house<\/td>\nis there<\/td>\ndog<\/td>\n?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Is there any dog in your house?<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

 <\/p>\n

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