又 (yòu) - again & also

又Tone 4

yòu ｜ 2 strokes ｜ radical: 又

咏与

又 · yòu

again;

also;

both.

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and.

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in addition;

used to indicate repetition or continuation;

furthermore.

againalsoboth... and...

Usage highlights

againand alsoonce moreanother timewhat's morefurthermore

Synonyms

  • 再— again (more formal, future-oriented)
  • 还— still, also
  • 也— also, too

Antonyms

  • 不— not (negation)
  • 没— not have, didn't

Usage & contexts

Examples

  • He came again yesterday (他又来了).
  • It's cheap and good (又便宜又好).
  • I want to eat and drink (我又想吃又想喝).
  • She's beautiful and smart (她又漂亮又聪明).

Collocations

  • again(又)
  • and also(又...又...)
  • once more(又一次)
  • another time(又一次)
  • what's more(又...)
  • furthermore(又)

Idioms

  • To want to be a prostitute and yet expect a monument to one's chastity(又想当婊子，又想立牌坊)
  • To cry over one's father's death and then one's mother's(又哭爹又喊娘)
  • To have one's cake and eat it too(又想马儿跑，又想马儿不吃草)

Cultural background

FAQ
  • Originally depicted a right hand in oracle bone script, later extended to mean 'again' or 'also'.
  • Used as a grammatical particle to connect parallel adjectives or verbs in modern Chinese.
  • Commonly appears in idiomatic expressions emphasizing contradictory desires or situations.

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