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有的

yǒu de · you de

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Meaning

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  1. (there are) some (who are...)
  2. some (exist)
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Night market crowd

  1. Dengdeng

    你(nǐ)看(kàn)夜市(yèshì)的(de)人(rén)：有的(yǒude)吃(chī)，有的(yǒude)买(mǎi)，有的(yǒude)拍照(pāizhào)。

    Look at the people at the night market: some eat, some shop, some take photos.

  2. Liangliang

    有的(yǒude)人(rén)拍(pāi)了(le)三十(sānshí)张(zhāng)，还(hái)没(méi)吃(chī)一(yī)口(kǒu)。

    Some people took thirty photos and have not eaten a bite.

  3. Dengdeng

    说(shuō)的(de)是(shì)你(nǐ)吧(ba)？

    You mean yourself, right?

  4. Liangliang

    是(shì)我(wǒ)，所以(suǒyǐ)我(wǒ)的(de)饭(fàn)都(dōu)凉(liáng)了(le)。

    Yes, me. So my food has gone cold.

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In a sentence

2 examples
01

有(yǒu)的(de)人(rén)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)喝(hē)茶(chá)，有(yǒu)的(de)人(rén)喜(xǐ)欢(huan)喝(hē)咖(kā)啡(fēi)。

Some people like drinking tea, and some like drinking coffee.

02

公(gōng)园(yuán)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)的(de)孩(hái)子(zi)在(zài)跑(pǎo)步(bù)，有(yǒu)的(de)在(zài)放(fàng)风(fēng)筝(zheng)。

In the park, some children are running, and some are flying kites.

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有
yǒu

to have; there is; (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 (yǒuyì) intentional)

的
de

of; ~'s (possessive particle); (used after an attribute)

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