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HSK 1 · 有 / 没有
有 and 没有
Having and there-being — and why 不有 does not exist.
The rule
有 = have: 我有一个朋友。
有 = there is: place + 有 + thing — 桌子上有一本书。
有 is ALWAYS negated with 没有 (or 没). 不有 is not a Chinese sentence.
Do not carry that over to 在, which takes 不: 他不在家。
有 = there is: place + 有 + thing — 桌子上有一本书。
有 is ALWAYS negated with 没有 (or 没). 不有 is not a Chinese sentence.
Do not carry that over to 在, which takes 不: 他不在家。
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