Sentences with the verb 有
The verb 有 is a universal verb in Chinese.
Indicating ownership or possession of something
The verb 有 
in a sentence can express possession.
in a sentence can express possession.Scheme
subject
有
object
Examples
我有书
I have books
wǒ yǒu shū
你有铅笔
You have a pencil
nǐ yǒu qiānbǐ
Expressing the existence of an object in a certain place
With 有 you can say that there is some object or a person in a certain place. This object is not concrete and unknown to the person you are talking to.
Scheme
place
有
object
Examples
南边有银行
There is a bank in the south
nánbiān yǒu yínháng
左边有酒店
There's a hotel on the left
zuǒbiān yǒu jiǔdiàn
Expressing attributes
In such sentences, the verb 有 goes before a numeral that indicates such things as height, weight, age, distance, and others.
Sometimes there may be an adjective after the unit of measurement:
高 — when talking about height
重 — when we talk about weight
长 — when talking about length
— when talking about height
重 — when we talk about weight
长 — when talking about lengthScheme
subject
有
numeral
counting word
(adjective)
Examples
他有三十岁
He's thirty years old
tā yǒu sānshí suì
你有六十公斤重
You weigh sixty pounds
nǐ yǒu liùshí gōngjīn zhòng
Negative sentence
There is only one negation particle that can be combined with the verb 有 is 没 .
. Pay attention
You cannot say 不有.
In spoken Chinese, 没有 may be shortened to 没.
Scheme
subject
没(有)
object
Examples
我没有书
I don’t have any books
wǒ méi yǒu shū
她没有姐姐
She doesn’t have a sister
tā méi yǒu jiějie
我没什么要说的
I have nothing to say
wǒ méi shénme yào shuō de
Question sentence
There are two ways to ask a question with 有:
1) with the question particle 吗 at the end of the sentence.
at the end of the sentence.Scheme
subject
有
object
吗?
Examples
你有铅笔吗？
Do you have a pencil?
nǐ yǒu qiānbǐ ma
她有姐姐吗？
Does she have a sister?
tā yǒu jiějie ma
2) with the pattern 有没有 .
This type of question is mostly used in colloquial speech.
.
This type of question is mostly used in colloquial speech.Scheme
subject
有没有
object?
Pay attention
The particle 吗 should not to be used in this case.
Examples
你有没有铅笔？
Do you have a pencil?
nǐ yǒu méi yǒu qiānbǐ
她有没有姐姐？
Does she have a sister?
tā yǒu méi yǒu jiějie