Chinese Word: 也 - Talking Chinese English Dictionary

也HSK 2

Pinyin: yě

English Definition: also; too; (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation

Chinese Definition:
①副词，表示同样、并行的意思：你去，我也去。
②在否定句里表示语气的加强：一点儿也不错。
③在复句中表转折意：虽然你不说，我也能猜个八九不离十。
④文言语气助词(a。表判断；b。表疑问；c。表停顿；d。形容词尾)。
⑤表示容忍或承认某种情况：也罢。

Total strokes: 3; Radical: 乙

Character Formation:

Similar Characters: 化

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也许HSK 4	yě xǔ	perhaps; maybe
也就是说HSK 2	yě jiù shì shuō	in other words; that is to say; so; thus
也罢	yě bà	(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
空空如也	kōng kōng rú yě	as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc)
之乎者也	zhī hū zhě yě	lit. 之 , 乎 , 者 and 也 (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions

1		wǒ 我 yě 也 xiǎng 想 chī huǒ guō 吃火锅。 I also want to eat hot pot.
2		wǒ 我 yě 也 bù zhī dào 不知道 dá àn 答案。 I also don't know the answer.
3		tā 他 de 的 qián dài 钱袋 kōng kōng rú yě 空空如也。 His purse is empty.
4		wǒ men 我们 yě 也 yào 要 xué xí 学习 hàn yǔ 汉语。 We also need to learn Chinese.
5		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 yě 也 hěn 很 zhòng yào 重要。 This question is also very important.

1		wǒ 我 yě 也 xiǎng 想 chī huǒ guō 吃火锅。 I also want to eat hot pot.
2		wǒ 我 yě 也 bù zhī dào 不知道 dá àn 答案。 I also don't know the answer.
3		tā 他 de 的 qián dài 钱袋 kōng kōng rú yě 空空如也。 His purse is empty.
4		wǒ men 我们 yě 也 yào 要 xué xí 学习 hàn yǔ 汉语。 We also need to learn Chinese.
5		zhè ge 这个 wèn tí 问题 yě 也 hěn 很 zhòng yào 重要。 This question is also very important.