有没有

有沒有

yǒuméiyǒu

phrase HSK 6

Meanings

1 do you have...?; is there...?
2 whether or not there is/are

Characters

to have; there is

Have or not have — the A-not-A question pattern for 有.

Examples

你有没有护照？

Nǐ yǒuméiyǒu hùzhào?

Do you have a passport?

这附近有没有超市？

Zhè fùjìn yǒuméiyǒu chāoshì?

Is there a supermarket nearby?

你有没有想过去中国？

Nǐ yǒuméiyǒu xiǎng guòqù Zhōngguó?

Have you ever thought about going to China?

我不知道有没有票了。

Wǒ bùzhī dào yǒuméiyǒu piào le.

I don't know if there are tickets left.

Tips

usage

有没有 is the A-not-A question form for 有. It's equivalent to adding 吗 (有...吗？) but sounds more conversational. It can also be embedded in statements: 我不知道有没有... (I don't know whether there is...).

Stroke Order

有 yǒu

没 méi