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| Pronunciation |
: |
yòu |
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| Meaning |
: |
- again. (adv)
- both … and …. (adv)
- too. (adv)
- another. (adv)
- and. (adv)
- but. (adv)
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| Radical |
: |
又 |
| Strokes |
: |
2 |
| Traditional |
: |
又 |
| Usage |
: |
53.8% |
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Common Words / Phrases:
Sentences:
| 1. He came again today. |
| jīn |
tiān |
tā |
yòu |
lái |
le |
。 |
| 今 |
天 |
他 |
又 |
来 |
了 |
。 |
|
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|
| 今天 |
: |
today |
| 他 |
: |
he |
| 又 |
: |
again |
| 来 |
: |
come |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
|
| 2. The car drives fast and smoothly |
| chē |
kāi |
de |
yòu |
kuài |
yòu |
wěn |
。 |
| 车 |
开 |
得 |
又 |
快 |
又 |
稳 |
。 |
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|
| 车 |
: |
car |
| 开 |
: |
drive |
| 得 |
: |
used after a verb or an adjective to express possibility or capability |
| 又 |
: |
both |
| 快 |
: |
fast |
| 又 |
: |
and |
| 稳 |
: |
smooth, steady |
|
| 3. It’s dark, and the roads are slippery too, you’d better not go out. |
| tiān |
hēi |
le |
， |
lù |
yòu |
huá |
， |
zuì |
hǎo |
bié |
chū |
mén |
。 |
| 天 |
黑 |
了 |
， |
路 |
又 |
滑 |
， |
最 |
好 |
别 |
出 |
门 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 天 |
: |
sky |
| 黑 |
: |
dark |
| 了 |
: |
indicating a change in one’s understanding, idea, view or action |
| 路 |
: |
road |
| 又 |
: |
too |
| 滑 |
: |
slippery |
| 最 |
: |
most |
| 好 |
: |
good |
| 别 |
: |
do not |
| 出门 |
: |
go out |
|
| 4. They bought another set of bookshelves for their home. |
| jiā |
lǐ |
yòu |
mǎi |
le |
yí |
gè |
shū |
jià |
。 |
| 家 |
里 |
又 |
买 |
了 |
一 |
个 |
书 |
架 |
。 |
|
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|
|
| 家 |
: |
home |
| 里 |
: |
(preposition) in |
| 又 |
: |
another |
| 买 |
: |
buy |
| 了 |
: |
(particle) used after an action that has taken place |
| 一 |
: |
one |
| 个 |
: |
(measure word) used before nouns without special measure words of their own |
| 书架 |
: |
bookshelf |
|
| 5. Two months and three days. |
| liǎng |
gè |
yuè |
yòu |
sān |
tiān |
。 |
| 两 |
个 |
月 |
又 |
三 |
天 |
。 |
|
|
|
|
| 两 |
: |
two |
| 个 |
: |
(measure word) used before nouns without special measure words of their own |
| 月 |
: |
month |
| 又 |
: |
and |
| 三 |
: |
three |
| 天 |
: |
day |
|
| 6. She wants to go travelling but she’s afraid it’ll tire her out. |
| tā |
xiǎng |
qù |
lǚ |
yóu |
， |
yòu |
pà |
lèi |
。 |
| 她 |
想 |
去 |
旅 |
游 |
， |
又 |
怕 |
累 |
。 |
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| 她 |
: |
she |
| 想 |
: |
want to |
| 去 |
: |
go |
| 旅游 |
: |
travelling |
| 又 |
: |
but |
| 怕 |
: |
scare, affraid |
| 累 |
: |
tired |
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