HSK 3 grammar · pattern
有的是
有的是 — have plenty of / no shortage
Pattern
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( ) can be left out · other words may come before, between and after
How it works
有的是 is a set phrase meaning there is a large amount of something — "have plenty of", "there's no shortage of". It stresses abundance, more emphatically than a plain 有.
Examples
别急，我们有的是时间。
Bié jí, wǒmen yǒudeshì shíjiān.
Don't rush, we have plenty of time.
这样的机会有的是。
Zhèyàng de jīhuì yǒudeshì.
There's no shortage of chances like this.
他有的是钱。
Tā yǒudeshì qián.
He has plenty of money.
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