有的…有的… for Dividing a Group in Chinese
有的……，有的……
有的…有的… divides people or things within a known group into two or more parts and says something different about each part. Each 有的 introduces one subset. A shared noun may be repeated or understood, while 都 can follow later to summarize the whole group rather than one subset.
Published July 24, 2026
Reviewed July 24, 2026
01 / PATTERN
See the Structure
MODEL
有的 + noun + predicate，有的 + noun + predicate
Read the structure
有的…有的… divides people or things within a known group into two or more parts and says something different about each part. Each 有的 introduces one subset. A shared noun may be repeated or understood, while 都 can follow later to summarize the whole group rather than one subset. Keep the model 有的 + noun + predicate，有的 + noun + predicate visible while you compare each sentence.
有的学生看书，有的学生写字。
Some students read, and some students write.
Choose the right context
Divide a known group into subsets with different actions, states, or properties. Put one 有的 before each subset that you contrast or list. Omit the repeated noun after later 有的 when the shared group is already clear.
这些花有的是红的，有的是白的。
Some of these flowers are red, and some are white.
Respect the boundary
Do not use it to mean every member; use 每 or 都 for universal scope. Do not use only one 有的 when no subset contrast or larger group is recoverable. Do not reverse 有的 into 的有 before the noun or predicate.
有的学生看书，的有学生写字。
(Some students read, and some write.)
Repair the pattern
Reversing the second subset marker: The subset marker has the fixed order 有的. Reversing it to 的有 does not form a Mandarin determiner. Splitting the marker from the subset it introduces: 有的 must stay together before its noun or understood subset. 有学生的 is a different, incomplete noun-modifying sequence here.
有的学生看书，有的学生写字。
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.
有的学生看书，有的学生写字。
Some students read, and some students write.
有
有的
This part occupies the 有的 position in the model pattern.
的
noun
This part occupies the noun position in the model pattern.
学生
predicate，有的
This part occupies the predicate，有的 position in the model pattern.
看书
noun
This part occupies the noun position in the model pattern.
，
predicate
This part occupies the predicate position in the model pattern.
有
有的
This part occupies the 有的 position in the model pattern.
的
noun
This part occupies the noun position in the model pattern.
学生
predicate，有的
This part occupies the predicate，有的 position in the model pattern.
写字
noun
This part occupies the noun 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.
有的学生看书，有的学生写字。
Some students read, and some students write.
这些花有的是红的，有的是白的。
Some of these flowers are red, and some are white.
周末，有的人在家，有的人去公园。
On weekends, some people stay home and others go to the park.
04 / LIMITS
When to Use It — and When Not To
Use it when
- Divide a known group into subsets with different actions, states, or properties.
- Put one 有的 before each subset that you contrast or list.
- Omit the repeated noun after later 有的 when the shared group is already clear.
Do not use it when
- Do not use it to mean every member; use 每 or 都 for universal scope.
- Do not use only one 有的 when no subset contrast or larger group is recoverable.
- Do not reverse 有的 into 的有 before the noun or predicate.
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.
有的学生看书，的有学生写字。
有的学生看书，有的学生写字。
Reversing the second subset marker
The subset marker has the fixed order 有的. Reversing it to 的有 does not form a Mandarin determiner.
有学生的看书，有的学生写字。
有的学生看书，有的学生写字。
Splitting the marker from the subset it introduces
有的 must stay together before its noun or understood subset. 有学生的 is a different, incomplete noun-modifying sequence here.
有的学生看书，的有学生写字。
Use 有的, not the reversed sequence 的有.
有学生的看书，有的学生写字。
Keep 有的 together before 学生: 有的学生.
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 有的……，有的…….
07 / APPLY
Apply It in Your Sentence
Write one original sentence with 有的……，有的……. 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
有的…有的… for Dividing a Group Questions
Can the noun be omitted after the second 有的?
Yes, when the group is already clear: 有的学生看书，有的写字. The second 有的 still introduces a different subset of that same group.
How is 有的…有的… different from 都?
有的…有的… divides a group into subsets. 都 gathers all relevant members under one predicate, so it does not create the same subset contrast.
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, A.1.2 代词, 【一06】有的, PDF p. 177
Places 有的 in the official Level 1 grammar inventory and illustrates repeated subset descriptions.
Official sourceModern Mandarin Chinese Grammar: A Practical Guide, 3rd ed.
Ross, Ma, Chen, He and Yeh · Routledge · 2024
Locator: Chapter 15, §15.2 ‘Expressing “some” with 有的’, printed p. 90
Supports 有的 as a form that selects some members of a previously identified group and the repeated 有的…有的… subset pattern.
Official source10 / CONTINUE
Continue with a Connected Rule
Easy to confuse
每每: Every and Each
有的 selects subsets of a group, whereas 每 selects every member or recurring unit.
Compare
都都 (dōu): Scope and Position
Compare dividing a group into subsets with gathering all relevant members under 都.
Compare
各各: Each in a Defined Group
有的 contrasts subsets, while 各 distributes a predicate across the members of a set.
Learn first
这 / 那这 / 那 Demonstratives
Establish a known group with demonstratives before dividing that group with repeated 有的.
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Easy to confuse
有的 selects subsets of a group, whereas 每 selects every member or recurring unit.