Chinese word

亦

Pronunciation

Pinyinyì

Meaning

  • adverbalso

Example

我亦不懂这个问题。wǒ yì bù dǒng zhè ge wèn tí

I also don't understand this question.

Illustration for 亦 (also)

More examples

面对批评，他亦不逃避，虚心接受意见。miàn duì pī píng tā yì bù táo bì xū xīn jiē shòu yì jiàn

When faced with criticism, he does not avoid it either and humbly accepts the feedback.

Core concept

An additional or matching case placed alongside what is already mentioned.

Common phrases

  • 亦不yì bù

    also does not

  • 亦可见yì kě jiàn

    is also evident

  • 亦然yì rán

    so too

Similar words

也yě: Shows that the same situation also applies to another person or thing.
还hái: Signals that more of something remains or is added.
另外lìng wài: Introduces a separate matter besides the one already being discussed.

Definition in Chinese

表示另外一项或同样的情况，相当于现代汉语的“也”或“又”，多见于书面或古代文本。biǎo shì lìng wài yí xiàng huò tóng yàng de qíng kuàng xiāng dāng yú xiàn dài hàn yǔ de yě huò yòu duō jiàn yú shū miàn huò gǔ dài wén běn

Word origin

The character 亦 (yì, "also") began as a pictographic form for the armpit and was later borrowed for its grammatical meaning of adding a matching case.

Usage tips

  • In everyday conversation, this adverb sounds formal or literary, so it is more likely to appear in writing, set phrases, or quotations than in relaxed speech.

Other meanings

  • likewiseadverb

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