有了

yǒule
phrase

Meanings

  1. 1 I've got it!
  2. 2 I have a solution!
  3. 3 (colloquial) to be pregnant ('have one in the oven')

Examples

Yǒule! Wǒmen zǒu hòumén jìnqù!
I've got it! Let's go in through the back door!
Tā yǒule, yǐjīng sān gè yuè le.
She's pregnant — three months along already.

Tips

usage
Two distinct uses: (1) eureka exclamation when an idea or solution finally lands; (2) euphemism for pregnancy (short for 有了孩子). Tone and context — usually /媳妇 + 有了 — disambiguate.
register
Conversational. The pregnancy sense is gentler and more intimate than 怀孕 (huáiyùn), which is the neutral medical term.

Stroke Order

yǒu
le