要…有… yào…yǒu…

要…有…（yào…yǒu…）means “'has everything / to whatever degree you want' — 要什么有什么 / 要多…有多…”. This vivid pattern pairs 要 (want) with 有 (have) over the same word to express abundance or an extreme degree. Formation: 要 + X + 有 + X（要什么有什么／要多…有多…）

'has everything / to whatever degree you want' — 要什么有什么 / 要多…有多…

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Formation

要 + X + 有 + X（要什么有什么／要多…有多…）

Explanation

This vivid pattern pairs 要 (want) with 有 (have) over the same word to express abundance or an extreme degree. With a question word it means 'whatever you want, there is' — 要什么有什么 'has everything one could want'. With 多 + adjective it means 'as … as you please' — 要多快有多快 'as fast as you like', 要多好有多好 'couldn't be better'. It stresses that the thing fully, even excessively, meets any demand.

Examples

这家超市东西齐全，要什么有什么。
zhè jiā chāoshì dōngxi qíquán, yào shénme yǒu shénme.
This supermarket is fully stocked — it has whatever you want.
新出的跑车 要多快有多快。
xīn chū de pǎochē yào duō kuài yǒu duō kuài.
The newly released sports car is as fast as you could want.

Note

Two shapes: 要+疑问词+有+同词 (abundance) and 要多+形容词+有多+形容词 (extreme degree). Colloquial and emphatic.

FAQ

要…有… — what does it mean and how is it used?

'has everything / to whatever degree you want' — 要什么有什么 / 要多…有多…. This vivid pattern pairs 要 (want) with 有 (have) over the same word to express abundance or an extreme degree. With a question word it means 'whatever you want, there is' — 要什么有什么 'has everything one could want'. With 多 + adjective it means 'as … as you please' — 要多快有多快 'as fast as you like', 要多好有多好 'couldn't be better'. It stresses that the thing fully, even excessively, meets any demand.

要…有… — how do you form it?

要 + X + 有 + X（要什么有什么／要多…有多…）

要…有… — any usage notes?

Two shapes: 要+疑问词+有+同词 (abundance) and 要多+形容词+有多+形容词 (extreme degree). Colloquial and emphatic.

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