yóuyǒng 游泳 V swim ■ 他游泳游得很好。Tā yóuyǒng yóu de hěn hǎo. He swims very well. ■ 我一
星期游两次泳。Wǒ yì xīngqī yóu liǎng cì yǒng. I swim twice a week. 游泳池 yóuyǒngchí swimming
pool / 游泳裤 yóuyǒng kù swimming trunks / 游泳衣 yóuyǒng yī swimsuit / 温水游泳池 wēnshuǐ yóuyǒngchí
heated swimming pool
yóuxì 游戏 [modif: 游 play + 戏 have fun] N game ■ 我们来做游戏！Wǒmen lái zuò yóuxì! Let’s play
a game! 电脑游戏 diànnǎo yóuxì computer game
yóuxìjī 游戏机 N play station, console
yǒu 友 N friend
yǒuhǎo 友好 [comp: 友 friendly + 好 amiable] ADJ friendly ■ 她对所有的人都很友好。Tā duì suǒyǒu
de rén dōu hěn yǒuhǎo. She is friendly to everyone. ■ 你这么做不大友好。Nǐ zhème zuò bú dà
yǒuhǎo. It’s not friendly of you to do so.
yǒuyì 友谊 [comp: 友 friendly + 谊 friendship] N friendship ■ 我希望我们能发展我们之间的 友谊。
Wǒ xīwàng wǒmen néng fāzhǎn wǒmen zhī jiān de yǒuyì. I hope we will be able to develop the
friendship between us. ■ 友谊天长地 久。Yǒuyì tiān-cháng-dì-jiǔ. Our friendship will last
forever.
yǒu 有 V 1 possess, have ■ 他们有一座房子、一 辆汽车; 在银行里还有一些钱。Tāmen yǒu yí zuò
fángzi, yí liàng qìchē, zài yínháng li háiyǒu yìxiē qián. They have a house, a car and some money in
the bank. 2 exist, there is (are) ■ 世界上有多少国 家？Shìjiè shang yǒu duōshǎo guójiā? How
many countries are there in the world? 没有 méiyǒu do not possess, have no; do not exist, there is no ■
我没有汽车。Wǒ méiyǒu qìchē. I don’t have a car. ■ 教室里没有人。Jiàoshì li méiyǒu rén.
There is nobody in the classroom.
yǒude 有的 PRON some ■ 有的人喜欢体育，有的 人喜欢艺术，也有的人什么也不喜欢。Yǒude rén
xǐhuan tǐyù, yǒude rén xǐhuan yìshù, yě yǒude rén shénme yě bù xǐhuan. Some people are fond of
sports, others are fond of the arts and still others are not fond of anything.
yǒudeshì 有的是 V be plenty of, be abundant, not in short supply ■ 大学毕业生有的是。Dàxué
bìyèshēng yǒudeshì. There are plenty of university graduates.
yǒu(yì)diǎnr 有(一)点儿 ADV slightly, a little, somewhat ■ 我今天有点儿累了，明天再谈 吧。Wǒ
jīntiān yǒudiǎnr lèi le, míngtiān zài tán ba. I’m a bit tired today. Let’s talk tomorrow. ■ 他 这么回
答，她有一点失望。Tā zhème huídá, tā yǒuyìdiǎn shīwàng. She is somewhat disappointed at his
reply.
NOTE: 有点 yǒudiǎn, 有点儿 yǒudiǎnr, 有一点 yǒuyìdiǎn, 有一点儿 yǒuyìdiǎnr mean the same thing. 有点儿 yǒudiǎnr and
有一点儿 yǒuyìdiǎnr are only used in colloquial Chinese.
yǒuguān 有关 V have a bearing on, have something to do with, be related to (ANTONYM 无关 wúguān) ■ 这
件事与你有关。Zhè jiàn shì yú nǐ yǒuguān. This matter has something to do with you. (→ This
matter concerns you.) ■ 一个人的 性格和事业成功与否有关。Yí ge rén de xìnggé hé shìyè
chénggōng yúfǒu yǒuguān. A person’s disposition has a bearing on whether his career is
successful or not.
yǒulì 有力 [v+obj: 有 have + 力 force] ADJ forceful, powerful, strong ■ 我们要采取有力措施节 水节
电。Wǒmen yào cǎiqǔ yǒulì cuòshī jié shuǐ jié diàn. We should take strong measures to save water
and electricity.
yǒulì 有利 [v+obj: 有 have + 利 benefit] ADJ favorable, advantageous (ANTONYM 不利 búlì) ■ 我 们要在那
里发展业务有有利条件，也有不利条 件。Wǒmen yào zài nàli fāzhǎn yèwù yǒu yǒulì tiáojiàn,
yě yǒu búlì tiáojiàn. There are both favorable and unfavorable conditions for our developing our
business there.
yǒumíng 有名 [v+obj: 有 have + 名 name, fame] ADJ famous, well-known ■ 这座大学很有名。Zhè zuò
dàxué hěn yǒumíng. This is a famous university. ■ 这是一本很有名的小说。 Zhè shì yì běn hěn
yǒumíng de xiǎoshuō. This is a well-known novel.
yǒuqián 有钱 [v+obj: 有 have + 钱 money] ADJ rich, wealthy ■ 他爸爸很有钱，但是他从来不乱 花
钱。Tā bàba hěn yǒuqián, dànshì tā cónglái bù luàn huā qián. His father is very wealthy, but he is