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又

yòu
yòuspelled as iu · 4th tone — spelling rules
(once) again · also
Radical: 又 Strokes: 2 HSK 2
Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common
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Meanings
(once) again
also
both... and...
and yet
(used for emphasis) anyway
yòu
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Words with 又 39 total
P.S. · postscript又及yòu jíalso known as · alternative name · to also be called又名yòu míngalso known as又称yòu chēngonce again重又chóng yòuyet again · once again · once more又一次yòu yī cìHere we go again.又来了yòu lái leTrust-Mart (supermarket chain)好又多Hǎo yòu duōmystery within a mystery · the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子玄之又玄xuán zhī yòu xuánto make a lot of noise · to be disorderly又吵又闹yòu chǎo yòu nào(Internet slang) time after time · again and again and again又双叒叕yòu shuāng ruò zhuóvery few; very little少之又少shǎo zhī yòu shǎoto want to say sth but then hesitate欲言又止yù yán yòu zhǐrepeatedly · over and over again一次又一次yī cì yòu yī cìover and over一遍又一遍yī biàn yòu yī biàn(but) then again; (but) on the other hand话又说回来huà yòu shuō huí laiannoyed and amused in equal measure又好气又好笑yòu hǎo qì yòu hǎo xiàolit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) · fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy赔了夫人又折兵péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīngbefore the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved · many twists and turns to a story · one thing after another一波未平,一波又起yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐlit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom) · fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation · to want to have one's cake and eat it too又想当婊子又想立牌坊yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fānglit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb) · fig. cannot be easily eliminated · abbr. to yě huǒ chūn fēng野火烧不尽,春风吹又生yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēngsee 又要馬兒跑,,又要马儿不吃草又要马儿好,又要马儿不吃草yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎolit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom) · fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too又要马儿跑,又要马儿不吃草yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo
Idioms with 又 11 total Chain
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