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    Referring to 'someone' with 有人 (yǒurén)

    Existence & Possession

    Structure

    有人 + Verb Phrase

    Explanation

    The pronoun 有人 (yǒurén) means 'someone' or 'there is someone.' It is used to refer to an unspecified person and often introduces a wish, hope, or statement about an unknown individual. It functions similarly to 'somebody' in English.

    Examples

    • 有人在外面敲门，你去看看是谁。

      Yǒu rén zài wàimiàn qiāo mén, nǐ qù kànkan shì shéi.

      Someone is knocking at the door outside; go see who it is.

    • 有人说学中文很难，但我觉得很有趣。

      Yǒu rén shuō xué Zhōngwén hěn nán, dàn wǒ juéde hěn yǒuqù.

      Some people say learning Chinese is very hard, but I think it's very interesting.

    • 终于有人愿意帮我搬家了。

      Zhōngyú yǒu rén yuànyì bāng wǒ bānjiā le.

      Finally someone is willing to help me move.

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