有无
yǒu wú
Pinyin

Definition

有无
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yǒu wú
  1. to have or have not
  2. surplus and shortfall
  3. tangible and intangible
  4. corporeal and incorporeal

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 there is
  3. 3 there are
  4. 4 to exist
  5. 5 to be
méi yǒu
  1. 1 haven't
  2. 2 hasn't
  3. 3 doesn't exist
  4. 4 to not have
  5. 5 to not be
jù yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to possess
hán yǒu
  1. 1 to contain
  2. 2 including
wéi yǒu
  1. 1 only
fù yǒu
  1. 1 rich
  2. 2 full of
suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 all
  2. 2 to have
  3. 3 to possess
  4. 4 to own
yōng yǒu
  1. 1 to have
  2. 2 to possess
yǒu xiē
  1. 1 some
  2. 2 somewhat
yǒu yì
  1. 1 to intend
  2. 2 intentionally
  3. 3 interested in
yǒu yì si
  1. 1 interesting
  2. 2 meaningful
  3. 3 enjoyable
  4. 4 fun
yǒu suǒ
  1. 1 somewhat
  2. 2 to some extent
yǒu xiào
  1. 1 effective
  2. 2 in effect
  3. 3 valid
yǒu shí
  1. 1 sometimes
  2. 2 now and then
yǒu shí hou
  1. 1 sometimes
yǒu de
  1. 1 (there are) some (who are...)
  2. 2 some (exist)
yǒu kòng
  1. 1 to have time (to do sth)
yǒu qù
  1. 1 interesting
  2. 2 fascinating
  3. 3 amusing
yǒu qián
  1. 1 well-off
  2. 2 wealthy
yǒu guān
  1. 1 to have sth to do with
  2. 2 to relate to
  3. 3 related to
  4. 4 to concern
  5. 5 concerning

Idioms (20)

一无所有
yī wú suǒ yǒu
  1. 1 not having anything at all (idiom); utterly lacking
  2. 2 without two sticks to rub together
三人行,必有我师
sān rén xíng , bì yǒu wǒ shī
  1. 1 lit. if three walk together, one can be my teacher (idiom, from the Analects of Confucius)
  2. 2 you have sth to learn from everyone
三生有幸
sān shēng yǒu xìng
  1. 1 the blessing of three lifetimes (idiom)
  2. 2 (courteous language) it's my good fortune...
上有天堂,下有苏杭
shàng yǒu tiān táng , xià yǒu Sū Háng
  1. 1 lit. there is heaven above, and there is 蘇杭|苏杭[Sū Háng] below (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. the beauty and affluence of Suzhou and Hangzhou is comparable with heaven
上有政策,下有对策
shàng yǒu zhèng cè , xià yǒu duì cè
  1. 1 The higher ups have policies while the lower downs have their own ways of getting around them. (idiom)
上有老下有小
shàng yǒu lǎo xià yǒu xiǎo
  1. 1 lit. above are the elderly, below are the young (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have to take care of both one's aging parents and one's children
  3. 3 sandwich generation
不求有功,但求无过
bù qiú yǒu gōng , dàn qiú wú guò
  1. 1 lit. not aiming to achieve the best possible result, but rather trying to avoid making mistakes (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to take a risk-averse approach
世上无难事,只怕有心人
shì shàng wú nán shì , zhǐ pà yǒu xīn rén
  1. 1 there is nothing the determined person can't accomplish (idiom)
  2. 2 persistence will overcome
二虎相斗,必有一伤
èr hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 lit. when two tigers fight, one is sure to be wounded (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt
互通有无
hù tōng yǒu wú
  1. 1 mutual exchange of assistance (idiom)
  2. 2 to benefit from each other's strengths and make up each other's shortfalls
  3. 3 to reciprocate with material assistance
  4. 4 scratch each other's back
井井有条
jǐng jǐng yǒu tiáo
  1. 1 everything clear and orderly (idiom); neat and tidy
井然有序
jǐng rán yǒu xù
  1. 1 everything clear and in good order (idiom); neat and tidy
人外有人,天外有天
rén wài yǒu rén , tiān wài yǒu tiān
  1. 1 in the wider world there are people more talented than oneself (idiom)
人有失手,马有失蹄
rén yǒu shī shǒu , mǎ yǒu shī tí
  1. 1 lit. just as humans make mistakes, so can a horse stumble (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. everyone makes mistakes
  3. 3 even the best fall down sometimes
人无远虑,必有近忧
rén wú yuǎn lu:4 , bì yǒu jìn yōu
  1. 1 He who gives no thought to far-flung problems soon finds suffering nearby (idiom, from Analects).
  2. 2 Smug concentration on the here and now will lead to future sorrow.
今朝有酒今朝醉
jīn zhāo yǒu jiǔ jīn zhāo zuì
  1. 1 to live in the moment (idiom)
  2. 2 to live every day as if it were one's last
  3. 3 to enjoy while one can
傻人有傻福
shǎ rén yǒu shǎ fú
  1. 1 fortune favors fools (idiom)
  2. 2 fool's luck
儿孙自有儿孙福
ér sūn zì yǒu ér sūn fú
  1. 1 younger generations will do all right on their own (idiom)
两虎相争,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng zhēng , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 if two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if you start a war, someone is bound to get hurt
两虎相斗,必有一伤
liǎng hǔ xiāng dòu , bì yǒu yī shāng
  1. 1 when two tigers fight, one will get injured (idiom)
  2. 2 if it comes to a fight, someone will get hurt.

Sample Sentences

社会本来就应该遵从“道”,保持最初的样子。当大家都知道“美”是怎么回事的时候,“丑”的概念也产生了,当大家都知道“善”是怎么回事的时候,“不善”的概念也产生了。所以我说过“有无相生”,“有”和“无”是互相比较而产生的。同样,难和易,长和短,高和低,前和后也都如此啊!
shèhuì běnlái jiù yīnggāi zūncóng “dào ”,bǎochí zuìchū de yàngzi 。dāng dàjiā dōu zhīdào “měi ”shì zěnme huí shì de shíhou ,“chǒu ”de gàiniàn yě chǎnshēng le ,dāng dàjiā dōu zhīdào “shàn ”shì zěnme huí shì de shíhou ,“bùshàn ”de gàiniàn yě chǎnshēng le 。suǒyǐ wǒ shuō guo “yǒuwúxiāngshēng ”,“yǒu ”hé “wú ”shì hùxiāng bǐjiào ér chǎnshēng de 。tóngyàng ,nán hé yì ,cháng hé duǎn ,gāo hé dī ,qián hé hòu yě dōu rúcǐ a !
Ideally, society should respect the "Dao" and preserve it in its earliest form. However, when people realized what "beauty" was, the idea of "ugliness" was born; when everyone learned what "good" was, "bad" was born. Therefore, when I've said "existence and nonexistence depend on one another," it means "to have" and "to lack" were born together and are compared with one another. Difficult and easy, long and short, high and low, before and after are all this way as well!