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  1. <p>In Chinese, there are &quot;a lot&quot; of ways to say &quot;a lot.&quot; “有的是” (yǒudeshì) is one of those ways. However, we need to be very clear: &quot;有的是&quot; is <strong>not</strong> the same as <a href="&quot;Some&quot;_with_&quot;youde&quot;" title="wikilink">&quot;有的+是&quot;</a>. Unfortunately, these two phrases are extremely close, but their meanings are not the same at all! &quot;有的是&quot; indicates that the amount or quantity of something is very large, and it can sometimes indicate a mood of exaggeration.</p>
  2. <h2 id="structure">Structure</h2>
  3. <div class="jiegou">
  4. <p>Subj. + 有的是 + Noun</p>
  5. </div>
  6. <p>You can also put the noun at the beginning of the sentence, and put &quot;有的是&quot; at the end, like so:</p>
  7. <div class="jiegou">
  8. <p>Noun + Subj. + 有的是 。</p>
  9. </div>
  10. <h2 id="examples">Examples</h2>
  11. <div class="liju">
  12. <ul>
  13. <li>他 爸 是 大 老板 ,<em>有的是</em> 钱 。<span class="trans">I have a lot of spare change, you don't need to give me change.</span></li>
  14. <li>她 是 全职 妈妈 ,<em>有的是</em> 时间 。<span class="trans">She's a full time mother. She's got plenty of time.</span></li>
  15. <li>我 一 个 大男人 ,<em>有的是</em> 力气 。<span class="trans">I'm a big man. I've got plenty of strength.</span></li>
  16. <li>上海 这么 大 的 城市 ,工作 机会 <em>有的是</em> 。<span class="trans">Shanghai is such a big city. It's got plenty of job opportunities.</span></li>
  17. <li>这样 的 笔 我 家 <em>有的是</em> ,这些 都 送给 你 。<span class="trans">There are a lot of this kind of pens in my house. I'm going to give them to you.</span></li>
  18. <li>这样 的 资源 网上 <em>有的是</em>。<span class="trans">There's a lot of this kind of resources on the Internet.</span></li>
  19. <li>这 种 风格 的 咖啡店 上海 <em>有的是</em> 。<span class="trans">There are lots of cafes of this kind of style.</span></li>
  20. <li>别 担心 。世界上 男人 <em>有的是</em> ,分手 了 还 可以 再 找 。<span class="trans">Don't worry. There are a lot of men in the world. You can find someone else after breakup.</span></li>
  21. </ul>
  22. </div>
  23. <p>It's important to note that &quot;有的是&quot; can <em>not</em> be negated. If you want to say the negative statement, you'll have to say &quot;没有很多.&quot;</p>
  24. <div class="liju">
  25. <ul>
  26. <li>我不有的是零钱。</li>
  27. <li>我没有的是零钱。</li>
  28. <li>我没有很多零钱。</li>
  29. </ul>
  30. <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>
  31. <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and Further Reading</h2>
  32. <p><strong>NEEDS SOURCES</strong></p>
  33. <p> </p>
  34. <p><a href="Category:_B2_grammar_points" title="wikilink">Category: B2 grammar points</a> <a href="Category:_Adjectives" title="wikilink">Category: Adjectives</a></p>