verb+有 It seems to me like the character 有 can be attached to some verbs and function a bit like the aspect marker 着. Standard grammar books of Mandarin don't cover this usage of 有, however, and I wonder if it might be a carry-over from classical Chinese. Another possibility is combinations like 贴有 can be parsed as single, inseparable verbs but this requires an explanation as to why some words such as 拥有 are listed in dictionaries and many others like 贴有 are not. What do the experts on here think about the grammar of 有？ For example: 每户德国居民住宅门前一般都有黄、蓝、黑、绿四只色彩鲜明的垃圾桶，桶上都贴[有]简明易懂的垃圾分类图案。 目前，古城虽已遭到一些破坏，但仍基本保持着原来的空间格局，并且还保留[有]大片的胡同和四合院映衬着宫殿庙宇。 Also, I'm not so comfortable with the second sentence, specifically with the 衬着宫殿庙宇 part, and I feel like it shouldn't be added there unless there is a conjunction or at least a comma. Does this have anything to do with the presence of 有 a

比较句型中的要"字 (and the lack thereof) "要"字经常用于比较句型，而可以放在很多地方，也可以干脆不用，如： 你比我了解得多。 你要比我了解得多。 你比我要了解得多。 你比我了解得要多。 "要"字到底有什么意思？估计是表示某种语气或强调某种语气，还有，当句子长的时候好像有的人会放个要字来明确表示是比较句型，但我也搞不清具体的细微意思。

place 有 thing(s) 某个采访记录里有这句话： "美国现在躺在医院里有一万个植物人，但是美国政府的保险机构要为此支付15个亿的费用。" 我看得懂它的意思，不过有点怀疑：严格来说，前半部分的语法是否不太准确？据我的了解，这个用法的"有"字前边必须是地方或地点（place+有+thing(s) 相当于英语的there is/are...），如"医院(里)有一百个医生"，但"躺在医院里"根本不是地方，而是人的行为状态。是因口语原因而造成的病句，还是语法完全没有问题？ 还有另一个问题，"15个亿"中的"个"字有什么意思呢？和"15亿"有什么不一样？ Thanks

虎代表(着)勇气 In Chinese horoscopes you typically see a passage like this: 虎代表勇气。你做任何事情都充满活力和热情。你的脑子里充满了很多很多新的思想。 My question is two-hold. 1. I have also seen a different version of the first sentence with 着 ("虎代表着勇气") elsewhere. What is the difference between the two? I can't seem to figure out when and when not to use 着. 2. The second and third sentences both have the same verb 充满 but one comes with 了 and the other doesn't. 为什么呢？Perhaps to avoid sounding repetitious?

“是”字的意义：我看你最好(是)去学生餐厅吃 A:看你脸色这么难看，中午吃饭了吗？ B:在宿舍里吃了个方便面。 A:我看你最好(是)去学生餐厅吃。 据我的理解，最后一句话里面的"是"字，好像没有太大的实际意思，完全可以去掉，但又不像“要是”、“总是”和“要不是”之类词里面的“是”字，因为“最好是”根本不是一个单词。 多说个字总会有多少细微的意味吧。所以我查了查词典,上面解释说”是“字有强调的意思，但我又不知道有什么可强调的。 I know I'm splitting hairs here but it's been bothering me...-_-;

有+verb: good grammar? 哪里有卖橄榄油 I was told to avoid using the 有+verb construction (eg. "我有吃饭", "这里有写着他的名字" or "他有去过巴黎") because it's not standard grammar in mainland China. (I know it's perfectly acceptable in some southern dialects, but that's a different issue so i won't go into it.) But I see the combination 有卖 everywhere (as in "哪里有卖橄榄油?"), even in standard textbooks and carefully edited articles. And this 有 seems required, and can't be taken away, unlike in the first three examples. Is this an exception to the rule? Thanks.