怀有

懷有

huáiyǒu

verb #17,384

Meanings

1 to harbor; to cherish (feelings, hopes)
2 to be pregnant with

Characters

bosom; to harbor; to cherish

to have; to possess

Examples

他对未来怀有很大的希望。

Tā duì wèilái huáiyǒu hěn dà de xīwàng.

He harbors great hope for the future.

她怀有身孕，不能太劳累。

Tā huáiyǒu shēnyùn, bù néng tài láolèi.

She is pregnant and shouldn't overexert herself.

Tips

usage

怀有 is formal and literary. Common collocations: 怀有希望 (harbor hope), 怀有梦想 (cherish a dream), 怀有敌意 (harbor hostility). For pregnancy, the colloquial form is 怀了 (huái le).

Stroke Order

怀 huái

有 yǒu