有 expresses possession or existence.

Basic pattern#

Subject or location + 有 + noun phrase

An authored practice example#

这里有一本书。

There is a book here.

This sentence is an original teaching example. It does not describe an interview, a survey result or an observed event.

Scope of this introduction#

Start with the example above and practise changing the nouns. It illustrates one use; it is not an exhaustive account of every function of the highlighted word or particle.

Reference#

Published Chinese grammar specification. The reference identifies the grammar point; the example and English translation here are newly written.