quite frugal ■ 她想找一个有钱人结婚。Tā xiǎng zhǎo yí ge yǒu qián rén jiéhūn. She wants to
find a rich man to marry.
NOTE: See note on 富 fù.yǒuqù 有趣 [v+obj: 有 have + 趣 fun] ADJ interesting, amusing ■ 我给你讲一个有趣的故事。Wǒ gěi nǐ
jiǎng yí ge yǒuqù de gùshi. I’ll tell you an interesting story. ■ 他在旅行的时候，遇到很多有 趣
的事。Tā zài lǚxíng de shíhou, yùdào hěn duō yǒuqù de shì. He had many interesting experiences
on his journey.
yǒushí 有时 ADV same as 有时候 yǒushíhou
yǒushíhou 有时候 ADV sometimes ■ 爸爸有时 候忙，有时候不那么忙。Bàba yǒushíhou máng,
yǒushíhou bú nàme máng. Sometimes my father is busy; sometimes he isn’t so busy. ■ 他工作一般
都 很认真，但有时候也会马虎。Tā gōngzuò yìbān dōu hěn rènzhēn, dàn yǒushíhou yě huì
mǎhu. He is generally a conscientious worker, but he can be careless sometimes.
yǒu tiáo bù wěn 有条不紊 ADJ in an orderly way, methodically
yǒuxiào 有效 [v+obj: 有 have + 效 effect] ADJ 1 effective, efficacious ■ 王老师教我们记生词的 办法
很有效。Wáng lǎoshī jiāo wǒmen jì shēngcí de bànfǎ hěn yǒuxiào. Teacher Wang taught us an
effective method of memorizing new words. 2 valid ■ 我的护照还有效。Wǒ de hùzhào hái
yǒuxiào. My passport is still valid. 有效期 yǒuxiàoqī term of validity, expiry date
yǒuxiē 有些 PRON same as 有的 yǒude
yǒu yìsi 有意思 [v+obj: 有 have + 意思 meaning] ADJ meaningful, interesting ■ 这本书很有 意思，每
个人都应该看。Zhè běn shū hěn yǒu yìsi, měi ge rén dōu yīnggāi kàn. This book is very
meaningful. Everybody should read it. ■ 董 事长讲话的最后几句很有意思。Dǒngshìzhǎng
jiǎnghuà de zuì hòu jǐ jù hěn yǒu yìsi. The last few sentences in the Chairman’s speech are rather
meaningful. 没有意思 méiyǒu yìsi uninteresting, meaningless ■ 那个电影没有意思。Nàge diànyǐng
méiyǒu yìsi. That movie isn’t interesting.
yǒuyòng 有用 [v+obj: 有 have + 用 use] ADJ useful ■ 我相信中文会越来越有用。Wǒ xiāngxìn
Zhōngwén huì yuèlaiyuè yǒuyòng. I believe the Chinese language will be more and more useful. ■
这本词典很有用。 Zhè běn cídiǎn hěn yǒuyòng. This dictionary is very useful. 没有用 méiyǒu yòng
useless ■ 这本书太旧了，没 有什么用了。 Zhè běn shū tài jiù le, méiyǒu shénme yòng le. This
book is too outdated, and is not of much use.
yòu 右 N the right side (ANTONYM 左 zuǒ) ■ 你右 边的那座房子就是图书馆。Nǐ yòubian de nà zuò
fángzi jiù shì túshūguǎn. The building on your right is the library.
yòubian 右边 [modif: 右 right + 边 side] N the right side, the right-hand side ■ 超级市场的右边 是一个
停车场。Chāojí shìchǎng de yòubian shì yí ge tíngchēchǎng. On the right side of the supermarket
is a car park.
yòu 幼 ADJ very young
yòu'ér 幼儿 [modif: 幼 very young + 儿 child] N young child between 2 and 6 years old
yòu'éryuán 幼儿园 [modif: 幼儿 young child + 园 garden] N kindergarten
yòuzhì 幼稚 ADJ naive, childish
yòu 诱 TRAD 誘 V induce
yòuhuò 诱惑 [comp: 诱 induce + 惑 confuse] V entice, seduce
yòu 又 ADV 1 again ■ 电脑昨天刚修好，今天又 坏了。Diànnǎo zuótiān gāng xiūhǎo, jīntiān yòu huài
le. The computer was fixed yesterday, but it broke down again today. ■ 晴了半天，又下雨 了。
Qíngle bàntiān, yòu xià yǔ le. After just half a day’s fine weather, it rained again. 2 moreover,
additionally ■ 这个菜味道好，营养又丰 富。Zhège cài wèidao hǎo, yíngyǎng yòu fēngfù. This
dish is tasty and also very nutritious. ■ 吸烟 很花钱，又对身体有害。Xīyān hěn huāqián, yòu
duì shēntǐ yǒuhài. Smoking is costly and, moreover, harmful to your health. 又 ... 又 ... yòu ... yòu
... and also ..., both ... and ... ■ 他们的小女儿又聪明又可爱。 Tāmen de xiǎo nǚ’ér yòu
cōngmíng yòu kě’ài. Their young daughter is bright and lovely.