Chinese Word: 又 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

又HSK 3

Pinyin: yòu

English Definition: (once) again; also; both... and...; and yet; (used for emphasis) anyway

Chinese Definition:
①表示重复或继续，指相同的：今天又下雨了。
②表示加重语气、更进一层：你又不是小孩！
③表示几种情况或几种性质同时存在：又高又大。
④再加上，还有：又及。十又五年。
⑤表示转折：这个人挺面熟，一下子又想不起来他叫什么。

Total strokes: 2; Radical: 又; Structure: 又 + *

Pictographic:A right hand, representing a pair; compare 左

Similar Characters: 叉义

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欲言又止	yù yán yòu zhǐ	to want to say sth but then hesitate
又红又专	yòu hóng yòu zhuān	both red and expert; both socialist-minded and vocationally proficient (politics) (idiom)
慎之又慎	shèn zhī yòu shèn	to be even more careful (idiom)
又及	yòu jí	P.S.; postscript
玄之又玄	xuán zhī yòu xuán	mystery within a mystery; the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子

1		bà ba 爸爸 zuó tiān 昨天 yòu 又 chí dào 迟到 le 了。 Daddy was late again yesterday.
2		chéng zhī 橙汁 hē 喝 qi lai 起来 yòu 又 suān 酸 yòu 又 tián 甜。 Orange juice tastes both sour and sweet.
3		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 jì 既 fù zá 复杂 yòu 又 shēn ào 深奥。 This problem is both complex and profound.
4		zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上 wǒ 我 yòu 又 zuò 做 le 了 měi mèng 美梦。 I had a beautiful dream again yesterday evening.
5		tā 他 de 的 biǎo yǎn 表演 jì 既 jīng cǎi 精彩 yòu 又 gǎn rén 感人。 His performance is both brilliant and touching.

1		bà ba 爸爸 zuó tiān 昨天 yòu 又 chí dào 迟到 le 了。 Daddy was late again yesterday.
2		chéng zhī 橙汁 hē 喝 qi lai 起来 yòu 又 suān 酸 yòu 又 tián 甜。 Orange juice tastes both sour and sweet.
3		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 jì 既 fù zá 复杂 yòu 又 shēn ào 深奥。 This problem is both complex and profound.
4		zuó tiān 昨天 wǎn shang 晚上 wǒ 我 yòu 又 zuò 做 le 了 měi mèng 美梦。 I had a beautiful dream again yesterday evening.
5		tā 他 de 的 biǎo yǎn 表演 jì 既 jīng cǎi 精彩 yòu 又 gǎn rén 感人。 His performance is both brilliant and touching.