又 (yòu) — (adverb) again (of a past or habitual action); (adverb) both…and… (in the pattern 又…又…); (adverb) and yet, but then (indicating contrast or reluctance)
Definition
又 covers three distinct uses: "again" for past or habitual actions (use 再 for future "again"), the pattern 又…又… for "both…and…", and a contrasting "and yet / but then" in one clause. Unlike 也 ("also, too"), 又 never means "also."
adverb
again (of a past or habitual action)both…and… (in the pattern 又…又…)and yetbut then (indicating contrast or reluctance)
Easily confused
Examples
- 又，。Tā yòu chí dào le, lǎo shī hěn bù gāo xìng.He is late again, and the teacher is very unhappy.
- 又又，。Zhè ge píng guǒ yòu dà yòu hóng, yí dìng hěn hǎo chī.This apple is both big and red — it must taste great.
- 又，。Wǒ xiǎng qù yòu bù xiǎng qù, zhēn bù zhī dào zěn me bàn.I want to go but then I don't — I really don't know what to do.
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