又 (yòu): (once) again, also, both... and...
又 (yòu) is a Chinese character meaning “(once) again.” Classified as HSK Level 3 (HSK 3.0 Standard, CLEC 2022), with radical 又 (again). It ranks #126 in character frequency (SUBTLEX-CH corpus).
Etymologically pictographic, 又 a right hand, representing a pair; compare 左. Its radical form 又 (again) appears in many related characters such as 友 (yǒu, friend), 发 (fā, to send out), 取 (qǔ, to take).
Definitions
- (once) again
- also
- both... and...
Etymology & Origin
pictographicA right hand, representing a pair; compare 左
Stroke Order
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Words & Compounds
Common Compounds
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 玄之又玄 | xuán zhī yòu xuán | mystery within a mystery |
| 又来了 | yòu lái le | Here we go again. |
| 好又多 | hǎo yòu duō | Trust-Mart (supermarket chain) |
| 话又说回来 | huà yòu shuō huí lai | (but) then again |
| 一次又一次 | yī cì yòu yī cì | repeatedly |
| 又一次 | yòu yī cì | yet again |
| 重又 | chóng yòu | once again |
| 又好气又好笑 | yòu hǎo qì yòu hǎo xiào | annoyed and amused in equal measure |
| 少之又少 | shǎo zhī yòu shǎo | very few |
| 好气又好笑 | hǎo qì yòu hǎo xiào | see 又好氣又好笑|又好气又好笑[you4 hao3 qi4 you4 hao3 xiao4] |
| 又名 | yòu míng | also known as |
| 又及 | yòu jí | P.S. |
| 又称 | yòu chēng | also known as |
| 又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 | yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo | see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3] |
| 又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 | yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo | lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom) |
又 appears in 25 compound words: 44 as the first character, 4 as the last, and 52 in a middle position. Compound statistics computed from SUBTLEX-CH and HSK 3.0 vocabulary data.
Strongest Collocations
Characters that most frequently co-occur with 又 in natural Chinese text, ranked by NPMI (Normalized Pointwise Mutual Information) — a statistical measure of association strength.
Idioms & Chengyu (4)
Example Sentences
写好又字需要掌握正确的笔画顺序。
xiě hǎo yòu zì xū yāo zhǎng wò zhēng què de bǐ huà shùn xù .
To write the character "又" well, you need to master the correct stroke order.
男人老想要进去了又很快软了能治好吗?多数情况可逆对吗
nán rén lǎo xiǎng yāo jìn qù le yòu hěn kuài ruǎn le néng zhì hǎo ma ? duō shǔ qíng kuàng kě nì duì ma
Men always want to go in and quickly become soft, can they be cured? Most of the cases are reversible, right?
居家消毒有什么误区?这些常见错误可能伤身又无效
jū jiā xiāo dú yǒu shén má wù qū ? zhè xiē cháng jiàn cuò wù kě néng shāng shēn yòu wú xiào
What are the misunderstandings of home disinfection? These common mistakes can be both harmful and ineffective
...店一晚6000 大厅却躺死蟑螂 浴巾泛黄又湿
. . . diàn yī wǎn 6 0 0 0 dà tīng què tǎng sǐ 蟑 螂 yù jīn fàn huáng yòu shī
... The store is 6,000 a night, but the hall is lying dead, and the bath towel is yellow and wet
【战况R11】罗廐练马师团体马又赢 全家总动员拉头马!
zhàn kuàng R 1 1 luó 廐 liàn mǎ shī tuán tǐ mǎ yòu yíng quán jiā zǒng dòng yuán lā tóu mǎ !
【Battle R11】Luo Liao trainer group horse wins again, the whole family mobilizes the lead horse!
WBC/去年上大联盟又下放! 郑宗哲WBC拚“打出身价”
W B C qù nián shàng dà lián méng yòu xià fàng ! zhèng zōng zhé W B C 拚 dǎ chū shēn jià
WBC/Last year's major leagues were delegated again! Zheng Zongzhe WBC fights to "play the price"
蛋糕？我突然又饿了！
Dàngāo? wǒ tūrán yòu è le!
Cake? I'm suddenly hungry again.
明天会不会又很热？
Míngtiān huìbùhuì yòu hěn rè?
Will it be hot again tomorrow?
你根本不开车，有车又有什么用？
Nǐ gēnběn bù kāichē, yǒu chē yòu yǒu shénme yòng?
What's the good of having a car if you don't drive?
又再说妈妈的坏话了喔？
Yòu zàishuō māma de huàihuà le ō?
Talking bad about mother again, eh?
Character Family
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