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    Using 有些 (yǒuxiē) to express "some"

    Numbers & Quantity

    Structure

    有些 + Noun

    Explanation

    有些 means "some" and is used before a noun to indicate an indefinite, partial quantity. It suggests that only a portion of a larger group is being referred to, rather than all of it. 有些 is commonly used in both spoken and written Chinese.

    Examples

    • 有些人喜欢在早上跑步，有些人喜欢晚上散步。

      yǒuxiē rén xǐhuān zài zǎoshang pǎobù, yǒuxiē rén xǐhuān wǎnshang sànbù.

      Some people like to run in the morning, and some people like to take walks in the evening.

    • 有些问题你不问就永远不知道答案。

      yǒuxiē wèntí nǐ bú wèn jiù yǒngyuǎn bù zhīdào dá'àn.

      If you don't ask about some questions, you'll never know the answers.

    • 超市里有些水果今天打折了。

      chāoshì lǐ yǒuxiē shuǐguǒ jīntiān dǎzhé le.

      Some fruits in the supermarket are on sale today.

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