又
yòu
Pinyin

Definition

又
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yòu
  1. (once) again
  2. also
  3. both... and...
  4. and yet
  5. (used for emphasis) anyway

Character Decomposition

Related Words (3)

又
yòu
  1. 1 (once) again
  2. 2 also
  3. 3 both... and...
  4. 4 and yet
  5. 5 (used for emphasis) anyway
欲言又止
yù yán yòu zhǐ
  1. 1 to want to say sth but then hesitate
玄之又玄
xuán zhī yòu xuán
  1. 1 mystery within a mystery
  2. 2 the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lǎo zǐ]

Idioms (6)

一波未平，一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ
  1. 1 before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved
  2. 2 many twists and turns to a story
  3. 3 one thing after another
又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng
  1. 1 lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation
  3. 3 to want to have one's cake and eat it too
又红又肿
yòu hóng yòu zhǒng
  1. 1 to be red and swollen (idiom)
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草
yòu yào mǎ r5 pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r5 bù chī cǎo
  1. 1 lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom)
  2. 2 fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
说是一回事，做又是另外一回事
shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì
  1. 1 Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
赔了夫人又折兵
péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng
  1. 1 having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)
  2. 2 to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy

Sample Sentences

我今天晚上又要加班了。
wǒ jīntiān wǎnshang yòu yào jiābān le 。
I have to work overtime again tonight.
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他做事又快又好，从不拖泥带水。
tā zuòshì yòu kuài yòu hǎo ，cóngbù tuōnídàishuǐ 。
He does quick and quality work, He doesn't work sloppily.
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这家公司又开发了一种新产品。
zhè jiā gōngsī yòu kāifā le yīzhǒng Xīn chǎnpǐn 。
This company developed another new product.
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昨天我又看了一遍这部小说。
zuótiān wǒ yòu kàn le yībiàn zhè bù xiǎoshuō 。
Again : I read this novel again yesterday.
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他前天来过，昨天又来了。
tā qiántiān lái guò ，zuótiān yòu lái le 。
He came the day before and he came again yesterday.
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一年又一年过去了，她长大了，变得越来越美丽。
yīniányòuyīnián guòqù le ，tā zhǎngdà le ，biànde yuèláiyuè měilì 。
One year after another, she’s grown up to be more and more beautiful.
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她又要去马来西亚了。
tā yòu yào qù Mǎláixīyà le 。
She is going to Malaysia again.
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运动员一次又一次地重复每个动作，直到符合要求为止。
yùndòngyuán yīcìyòuyīcì de chóngfù měigè dòngzuò ，zhídào fúhé yāoqiú wéizhǐ 。
The athlete repeats each action again and again until it meets the requirements.
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我又想吃酸菜鱼了。
wǒ yòu xiǎng chī suāncàiyú le 。
I feel like eating fish with pickles again.
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她听到她老公外遇，是又嫉妒又生气，便着急地回家找他算账去了。
tā tīngdào tā lǎogōng wàiyù ，shì yòu jídù yòu shēngqì ，biàn zháojí de huíjiā zhǎo tā suànzhàng qù le 。
She was jealous and angry at the news of her husband’s affair, so she hurried home to get even with him.
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