有 for Height, Age, and Attained Measure in Chinese
有字句2：表示评价、达到
This 有 sentence evaluates a subject by stating an attained height, age, or similar measure. 有 introduces the quantity, while a following adjective or measure noun completes the property. The quantity phrase stays together and precedes the property word rather than following it.
Published August 10, 2026
Reviewed August 10, 2026
01 / PATTERN
See the Structure
MODEL
Subject + 有 + Quantity + Adjective/Noun
Read the structure
This 有 sentence evaluates a subject by stating an attained height, age, or similar measure. 有 introduces the quantity, while a following adjective or measure noun completes the property. The quantity phrase stays together and precedes the property word rather than following it. Keep the model Subject + 有 + Quantity + Adjective/Noun visible while you compare each sentence.
他有一米八高。
He is 1.8 meters tall.
Choose the right context
State a person's height or age with an attained quantity. Evaluate an object by a measurable property. Place the complete quantity before 高, 岁, or another property expression.
他有三十多岁。
He is over thirty years old.
Respect the boundary
Do not put the property adjective before the quantity. Do not use plain possession 有 for an age expression. Do not split the numeral from its measure word.
他有高一米八。
(He has tall 1.8 meters.)
Repair the pattern
The property adjective precedes the quantity: The quantity follows 有 first, and 高 closes the measured-property phrase. The age phrase is stranded before 有: 有 introduces the attained quantity; it cannot be placed after the completed age phrase.
他有一米八高。
Use the repaired structure without changing the intended meaning.
02 / MAP
Read the Sentence
Read from left to right and notice the job performed by each part. The labels describe this example; they are not a rule that every Chinese sentence must copy.
他有一米八高。
He is 1.8 meters tall.
他
Subject
This part occupies the Subject position in the model pattern.
有一
有
This part occupies the 有 position in the model pattern.
米
Quantity
This part occupies the Quantity position in the model pattern.
八
Adjective/Noun
This part occupies the Adjective/Noun position in the model pattern.
高
Subject
This part occupies the Subject position in the model pattern.
03 / EXAMPLES
Examples You Can Reuse
Keep the structure stable while changing the people, objects, times, or conditions. Pinyin is shown as reading support; use the Chinese sentence and translation to confirm the grammar relationship.
他有一米八高。
He is 1.8 meters tall.
他有三十多岁。
He is over thirty years old.
这棵树有十米高。
This tree is ten meters tall.
04 / LIMITS
When to Use It — and When Not To
Use it when
- State a person's height or age with an attained quantity.
- Evaluate an object by a measurable property.
- Place the complete quantity before 高, 岁, or another property expression.
Do not use it when
- Do not put the property adjective before the quantity.
- Do not use plain possession 有 for an age expression.
- Do not split the numeral from its measure word.
05 / REPAIR
Compare Right and Wrong
Compare the smallest meaningful change. Each explanation identifies a placement, scope, form, or clause relationship instead of treating the whole sentence as one undifferentiated mistake.
他有高一米八。
他有一米八高。
The property adjective precedes the quantity
The quantity follows 有 first, and 高 closes the measured-property phrase.
他三十多岁有。
他有三十多岁。
The age phrase is stranded before 有
有 introduces the attained quantity; it cannot be placed after the completed age phrase.
他有高一米八。
The quantity follows 有 first, and 高 closes the measured-property phrase.
他三十多岁有。
有 introduces the attained quantity; it cannot be placed after the completed age phrase.
06 / PRACTICE
Practice the Grammar Point
Complete three short tasks in order: judge the pattern, repair a common error, and build the sentence. Feedback is fixed and reviewed, so these activities do not use a checker allowance.
1. Judge the sentence
2. Choose the correction
3. Build the sentence
Build a complete sentence with 有字句2：表示评价、达到.
07 / APPLY
Apply It in Your Sentence
Write one original sentence with 有字句2：表示评价、达到. Your draft moves to the checker through this browser session, selects this grammar point as the first review focus, and waits for you to submit.
08 / QUESTIONS
有 for Height, Age, and Attained Measure Questions
Does 有 mean possession here?
No. In this pattern 有 introduces an attained measurement such as height or age. It does not mean that the subject owns a meter or years.
Can 高 be omitted?
The official pattern keeps the property expression after the quantity. In some contexts a measure noun alone can be understood, but this page models the explicit form.
09 / SOURCES
Sources and Review Notes
These references support different parts of the lesson. GF0025-2021 supports level placement only; professional grammar works support the explanation, limits, examples, and cross-checks. Their inclusion does not imply endorsement.
Chinese Proficiency Grading Standards for International Chinese Language Education (GF0025-2021)
Ministry of Education and State Language Commission · Ministry of Education of the PRC · 2021
Locator: Appendix A, Level 2 item 【二55】, PDF p. 193 (printed p. 187)
Lists 有字句2 for evaluation and attainment and gives 一米八高 and 三十多岁 examples.
Official source现代汉语语法课程讲义
包头师范学院 · 包头师范学院 · 2024
Locator: Sentence types and complements, pp. 42–45
Defines nominal quantity phrases and post-predicate quantity complements used to express measurable properties.
Official source10 / CONTINUE
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