我有很多日本朋友。

I have a lot of Japanese friends.

Source: Tatoeba

Sentence Composition

1 我 wǒ
  1. I
  2. me
  3. my
=2 有 yǒu
  1. to have; there is
  2. (bound form) having; with; -ful; -ed; -al (as in 有意 yǒuyì intentional)
=2 有 yòu
  1. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  2. (obsolete on its own in Standard Chinese) alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
  3. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “again”)
  4. alternative form of 又 (yòu, “and; with a remainder of (when dividing an integer by ten)”)
3 很多 hěnduō many; much; a lot
4 日本 Rìběn Japan
=5 朋友 péngyou friend

classifiers: 個, 位
=5 朋友 péngyǒu
  1. (archaic) large number of retainers
  2. (archaic, Ming dynasty) designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  3. designation given by government bureaucrats to Confucian students
  4. large number of retainers