有人

yǒu rén

HSK 2Pronoun (代)Phrase (短语)

Basic Meaning

pron

Acts as an indefinite subject in a sentence, equivalent to "someone" or "some people" in English. The specific person is not identified.

someone; some people

表示某个或某些不确定的人。

Synonyms:

某人有的人

Antonyms:

无人没人

Sentences:

外(wài)面(miàn)有(yǒu)人(rén)敲(qiāo)门(mén)。
Someone is knocking on the door outside.
有(yǒu)人(rén)告(gào)诉(sù)我(wǒ)今(jīn)天(tiàn)放(fàng)假(jià)。
Someone told me there's a holiday today.

phr

Used in contexts to describe a place (e.g., a seat, a room, the toilet) that is currently in use or occupied by an unspecified person.

(a location) is occupied; (there is) someone in...

表示某个地方被占据或已有使用者。

Synonyms:

被占了有使用者

Antonyms:

没人空着

Sentences:

这(zhè)个(gè)座(zuò)位(wèi)有(yǒu)人(rén)吗(ma)？
Is this seat taken? (Lit: Is there someone at this seat?)
洗(xǐ)手(shǒu)间(jiān)里(lǐ)有(yǒu)人(rén)，请(qǐng)稍(shāo)等(děng)。
The restroom is occupied, please wait a moment.

to have

person