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There are special phrases in Modern Chinese which are deeply related with the structure “很有……”. Traditionally many grammarians, such as Xu Tongqiang and Lu Jianming think that “很” modifies the whole following structure of “有……”. Currently some grammarians do not agree with this kind of traditional theory because both “很” and “有” are monosyllabic words, and in Modern Chinese, there is a tendency to put together two monosyllabic words consisting of one sound phonetically. Some have been changed into word, and some still remain phrases. When we analyze the Chinese phrase “很有辦法”, we can take two different approaches. One is “很+有辦法”, the other is “很有+辦法”. Most grammarians opt for the former, instead of taking the latter. The main reason for doing this is that the phrase “很有” only occurs in special cases. But I don't agree with this viewpoint because it is not suitable for the actual phenomenon of Modern Chinese. I argue that it's more reasonable for us to analyze “很有” as a single unit of a sentence. In the following sentences, such as : I think that the “hen” 與 “you” in the sentences above should be analyzed as a unit of structure, such as : ① Hou liang zhong yongfa que henyou Xianndai Hanyushi de neihan. ② Hen you dushuren de weidao. ③ Zheng ru yixie wenzhang suo zhichu, duiyu Han Minzu gongtongyu de biaozhun henyouzhongshiwanshandebiyao. ④ Zhe ge jia henyoujifensenlengdeyinqi. ⑤ Laozi de xueshuo henyoupianmiandeshenkexingyuqifaxing. ⑥ Nimen changli you yi wei tongzhi henyoulilunshuiping I argue that the “hen” and the “you” in the sentences above should be analyzed as a single unit of structure. The reason for this is as follows: 1. When an abstract noun follows the verb “有”, “很” can be put in front of “有”. 2. In Modern Chinese, two mono-syllabic words put together can cause a strong cohesion between them. 3. Apart from modifying adjectives and feeling verbs, degree adverbs “很” can also modify static verbs. In the phrase “很有”, “有” is a static verb.