Chinese grammar - 'There's someone' and 'there's no one' using 有人 and 没有人 |
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The phrases 有人 (yǒurén) and 没有人 (méiyǒurén) are used to refer to the existance 'someone who' and 'no one who', respectively. These phrases are commonly used to indicate the presence or absence of people in various contexts. The equivalent in English might be 'there is someone/anyone who…' or 'there is no one who…' or simply 'someone' and 'no one'. |
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有人知道答案吗？
yǒu rén zhīdào dá'àn ma? Is there anyone who knows the answer? |
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有人在家吗？
yǒu rén zài jiā ma? Is there someone at home? |
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有人能帮我吗？
yǒu rén néng bāng wǒ ma? Can someone help me? |
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有人看见他了。
yǒu rén kànjiàn tā le. Someone saw him. |
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有人敲门。
yǒu rén qiāo mén. Someone is knocking on the door.
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没有人知道答案。
méiyǒu rén zhīdào dá'àn. (There is) no one (who) knows the answer. |
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没有人在家。
méiyǒu rén zài jiā. No one is at home. |
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没有人能帮我。
méiyǒu rén néng bāng wǒ. No one can help me. |
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没有人看见他。
méiyǒu rén kànjiàn tā. No one saw him. |
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没有人知道这幅画的价格。
méiyǒu rén zhīdào zhè fú huà de jiàgé. No one knows the price of this painting.
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没有人敲门。
méiyǒu rén qiāo mén. No one is knocking on the door. |
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没有人认识他的叔叔。
méiyǒu rén rènshi tā de shūshu. Nobody knows his uncle. |
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有人说他是好老师。
yǒu rén shuō tā shì hǎo lǎoshī. Someone says he is a good teacher. |
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有人相信他的故事吗？
yǒu rén xiāngxìn tā de gùshì ma? Does someone believe his story?
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有人已经解决了这个问题。
yǒu rén yǐjīng jiějué le zhè ge wèntí. Someone has already solved this problem. |
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