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Meaning of 亦

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亦HSK 6
Pinyin: yì
English Definition: also
Chinese Definition:
①副词,也,表示同样、也是:亦无不可。亦步亦趋。
②又:“先君何罪?其嗣亦何罪?”
③不过,只是:“王亦不好土也,何患无士?”
④表示加强或委婉的语气:“呜呼,亦盛矣哉!”“学而时习之,不亦说乎?”
⑤姓氏。
Total strokes: 6; Radical: 亠
Ideographic:A man standing with arrows pointing to his armpits
Character Formation:
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Similar Characters: 岕
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Example Words
亦即 yì jí namely; that is
不亦乐乎 bù yì lè hū lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius); fig. (jocularly) extremely; awfully
人云亦云HSK 6 rén yún yì yún to say what everyone says (idiom); to conform to what one perceives to be the majority view; to follow the herd
亦步亦趋 yì bù yì qū to blindly follow suit (idiom); to imitate slavishly; to do what everyone else is doing
反之亦然 fǎn zhī yì rán vice versa
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Example Sentences
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禅宗
:
大粪既是亦非
。
Zen Buddhism: Shit is, and is not.