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又
yòu
1.
(once) again
2.
also
3.
both... and...
4.
and yet
5.
(used for emphasis) anyway
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
又及
yòují
P.S.
又名
yòumíng
also known as
又称
yòuchēng
also known as
重又
chóngyòu
once again
又一次
yòuyīcì
yet again
又来了
yòuláile
Here we go again.
好又多
Hǎoyòuduō
Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)
又吵又闹
yòuchǎoyòunào
to make a lot of noise
又红又肿
yòuhóngyòuzhǒng
to be red and swollen (idiom)
少之又少
shǎozhīyòushǎo
very few
玄之又玄
xuánzhīyòuxuán
mystery within a mystery
一次又一次
yīcìyòuyīcì
repeatedly
一遍又一遍
yībiànyòuyībiàn
over and over
话又说回来
huàyòushuōhuílai
returning to our main topic,...
破屋又遭连夜雨
pòwūyòuzāoliányèyǔ
see [[屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨<wūlòupiānféngliányèyǔ>]]
赔了夫人又折兵
péilefūrényòuzhébīng
having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
一波未平，一波又起
yībōwèipíng,yībōyòuqǐ
before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòuxiǎngdāngbiǎoziyòuxiǎnglìpáifāng
lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
既要当婊子又要立牌坊
jìyàodāngbiǎoziyòuyàolìpáifāng
see [[又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊<yòuxiǎngdāngbiǎoziyòuxiǎnglìpáifāng>]]
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生
yěhuǒshāobùjìn,chūnfēngchuīyòushēng
lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)
Example Sentences (10)
今年放假我又回不了家了，这次我父母又要失望了。你有什么计划？
Jīnnián fàngjià wǒ yòu huí bùliǎo jiā le, zhè cì wǒ fùmǔ yòu yào shīwàng le. Nǐ yǒu shénme jìhuà?
This year during the holidays I can’t go home again, and this time my parents will be disappointed again. Do you have any plans?
Text 3
今年放假我又回不了家了，这次我父母又要失望了。你有什么计划？
Jīnnián fàngjià wǒ yòu huí bùliǎo jiā le, zhè cì wǒ fùmǔ yòu yào shīwàng le. Nǐ yǒu shénme jìhuà?
This year during the holidays I can’t go home again, and this time my parents will be disappointed again. Do you have any plans?
Text 3
听说你又换工作了？今年已经换了三次工作了吧？
Tīngshuō nǐ yòu huàn gōngzuò le? Jīnnián yǐjīng huàn le sān cì gōngzuò le ba?
I heard you changed jobs again? You've already changed jobs three times this year, right?
Text 1
我昨天晚上做了一个特别奇怪的梦，梦到自己正在一座桥上走，走着走着，突然开过来一辆车，非常危险，接着又梦见我跳到车上，跟警察一起抓住了一个坏人。
Wǒ zuótiān wǎnshang zuò le yī gè tèbié qíguài de mèng, mèngdào zìjǐ zhèngzài yī zuò qiáo shàng zǒu, zǒuzhe zǒuzhe, tūrán kāi guòlái yī liàng chē, fēicháng wēixiǎn, jiēzhe yòu mèngjiàn wǒ tiào dào chē shàng, gēn jǐngchá yīqǐ zhuāzhù le yī gè huàirén.
Last night I had a very strange dream: I dreamed I was walking on a bridge, and as I was walking, a car suddenly drove over, which was very dangerous. Then I dreamed I jumped onto the car and, together with the police, caught a bad guy.
Text 3
明天又要带我儿子去医院打针，想想我就头疼。他就怕打针，每次打针都哭得特别厉害。
Míngtiān yòu yào dài wǒ érzi qù yīyuàn dǎzhēn, xiǎngxiǎng wǒ jiù tóuténg. Tā jiù pà dǎzhēn, měicì dǎzhēn dōu kū de tèbié lìhai.
Tomorrow I have to take my son to the hospital for a shot again, and just thinking about it gives me a headache. He's afraid of shots; every time he gets a shot, he cries really hard.
Text 3
怎么又买了这么多饼干和巧克力？难道你不减肥了？
Zěnme yòu mǎi le zhème duō bǐnggān hé qiǎokèlì? Nándào nǐ bù jiǎnféi le?
Why did you buy so many cookies and chocolate again? Aren't you dieting anymore?
Text 1
我早上跟你打招呼，你没看见。想不到又在这儿碰见你了。
Wǒ zǎoshang gēn nǐ dǎ zhāohū, nǐ méi kànjiàn. Xiǎng bú dào yòu zài zhèr pèngjiàn nǐ le.
I said hi to you this morning, but you didn't notice. I didn't expect to run into you here again.
Text 3
别提了，我女儿昨晚做作业又做到11点。
Bié tí le, wǒ nǚ'ér zuówǎn zuò zuòyè yòu zuòdào shíyī diǎn.
Don't even mention it, my daughter did homework again until 11 last night.
Text 2
好呀，这家超市的蛋糕又便宜又好吃，一块只要2.99元。
Hǎo ya, zhè jiā chāoshì de dàngāo yòu piányi yòu hǎochī, yí kuài zhǐ yào 2.99 yuán.
Sure, the cakes at this supermarket are cheap and delicious; one piece is only 2.99 yuan.
Text 3
好呀，这家超市的蛋糕又便宜又好吃，一块只要2.99元。
Hǎo ya, zhè jiā chāoshì de dàngāo yòu piányi yòu hǎochī, yí kuài zhǐ yào 2.99 yuán.
Sure, the cakes at this supermarket are cheap and delicious; one piece is only 2.99 yuan.
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 125
- Word Frequency Rank
- 148 of 84,292
- Radical Number
- 29