Chinese word

又

Pronunciation

Pinyinyòu

Meaning

  • adverbagain

Example

他又迟到了。tā yòu chí dào le

He was late again.

Illustration for 又 (again)

More examples

他昨天不在，今天又来了。tā zuó tiān bú zài jīn tiān yòu lái le

He wasn't there yesterday, but he came again today.

Core concept

A previous situation returns, or two qualities appear side by side in one description.

Common phrases

  • 又来了yòu lái le

    come again

  • 又忘了yòu wàng le

    forget again

Similar words

再zài: Marks an action as happening again at a later time or on a future occasion.
还hái: Marks an action, fact, or state as continuing unchanged.

Definition in Chinese

表示动作或情况再次发生，相当于“再一次”或“又一次”，也可用于并列结构表示性质并存（如“又...又...”），属于副词用法。biǎo shì dòng zuò huò qíng kuàng zài cì fā shēng xiāng dāng yú zài yí cì huò yòu yí cì yě kě yòng yú bìng liè jié gòu biǎo shì xìng zhì bìng cún rú yòu yòu shǔ yú fù cí yòng fǎ

Word origin

The character 又 (yòu, "again") originally showed a hand, but its modern adverbial use marks something happening another time.

Usage tips

  • Chinese often separates a repeat that has already occurred from one planned for later: 又 (yòu, "again") points back to the first kind, while 再 (zài, "again later") points forward to the second.

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