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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)
又称
yòuchēng
also known as
又及
yòují
P.S.
又名
yòumíng
also known as
重又
chóngyòu
once again
又一次
yòuyīcì
yet again
好又多
Hǎoyòuduō
Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)
又来了
yòuláile
Here we go again.
又红又肿
yòuhóngyòuzhǒng
to be red and swollen (idiom)
又吵又闹
yòuchǎoyòunào
to make a lot of noise
少之又少
shǎozhīyòushǎo
very few
玄之又玄
xuánzhīyòuxuán
mystery within a mystery
话又说回来
huàyòushuōhuílai
returning to our main topic,...
一遍又一遍
yībiànyòuyībiàn
over and over
一次又一次
yīcìyòuyīcì
repeatedly
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)
你们这儿是不是有一个又年轻又漂亮的服务员？
Nǐmen zhèr shì bú shì yǒu yí gè yòu niánqīng yòu piàoliang de fúwùyuán?
Is there a young and pretty server here?
Text 4
你们这儿是不是有一个又年轻又漂亮的服务员？
Nǐmen zhèr shì bú shì yǒu yí gè yòu niánqīng yòu piàoliang de fúwùyuán?
Is there a young and pretty server here?
Text 4
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
她又聪明又热情，也很努力。
Tā yòu cōngmíng yòu rèqíng, yě hěn nǔlì.
She is both smart and warm, and also very hardworking.
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
是，昨天去看了看，今天又去看了看，明天还要再去看看。
shì,zuótiān qù kàn le kàn,jīntiān yòu qù kàn le kàn,míngtiān hái yào zài qù kàn kan.
Yes, I went to take a look yesterday, I went to take a look again today, and I will go take another look tomorrow.
Text 1
她又聪明又热情，也很努力。
Tā yòu cōngmíng yòu rèqíng, yě hěn nǔlì.
She is both smart and warm, and also very hardworking.
Text 2
不是。那个又高又漂亮的女孩子是二年级的。
Bù shì. Nà ge yòu gāo yòu piàoliang de nǚ háizi shì èr niánjí de.
No. That tall and pretty girl is a second-year student.
Text 1
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 3
- Character Frequency Rank
- 125
- Word Frequency Rank
- 148 of 84,292
- Radical Number
- 29