jiàoliàn de xiāoxi lǐ yǒu “jiāyóu!"

The coach's message contains ‘Keep it up!’

Breakdown of jiàoliàn de xiāoxi lǐ yǒu “jiāyóu!"

• 的de: possessive particle
• 有yǒu: to have
• 消息xiāoxi: message
• 里lǐ: inside

Questions & Answers about jiàoliàn de xiāoxi lǐ yǒu “jiāyóu!"

What does 的 do in 教练的消息?

的 links 教练 and 消息 and shows a relationship like possession or association.

So:

• 教练 = coach
• 消息 = message
• 教练的消息 = the coach’s message / a message from the coach

In English, this is often like 's or of/from. Without 的, it would usually sound incomplete or unnatural here.

Why is there no word for the in this sentence?

Mandarin normally does not use articles like the or a/an.

So 教练 can mean:

• the coach
• a coach

The exact meaning comes from context. In this sentence, English would usually say the coach because the coach is probably already known in the situation.

Why is 里 used after 消息?

里 means inside, in, or within.

Chinese often treats things that contain information as if they were containers. So you can say:

• 书里 = in the book
• 信里 = in the letter
• 消息里 = in the message

So 教练的消息里 means in the coach’s message.

Why do we use 有 here?