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Meanings
also; too; as well; (not...) either
(used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
(literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 a
surname Ye
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Words with 也 78 total
(reduplicated) whether... or... · never mind · fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)也罢yě bàYemen也门Yě ménperhaps; maybe也许yě xǔ(not) ever again; (not) any longer再也zài yěthat's fine · may as well · (reduplicated) regardless of whether... or...也好yě hǎoVienna, capital of Austria维也纳Wéi yě nàin other words; i.e.也就是yě jiù shìAdolphe Thiers梯也尔Tī yě ěras empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft · to have nothing · vacuous · hollow · empty (argument, head etc)空空如也kōng kōng rú yě(lit.) 之 zhī, 乎 hū, 者 zhě and 也 yě (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom) · (fig.) archaic expressions之乎者也zhī hū zhě yěbest not to mention it · drop it · never mind · let's not talk about it不提也罢bù tí yě bàin other words · that is to say · so · thus也就是说yě jiù shì shuō(coll.) to get one's just deserts · to serve sb right · to get one's share of (good or bad things) · every dog has its day也有今天yě yǒu jīn tiānwithout a second thought想也没想xiǎng yě méi xiǎngstrangely enough · oddly enough · strange to say说也奇怪shuō yě qí guàilit. as if flying · very fast飞也似的fēi yě shì deAppetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4). · By nature we desire food and sex.食色性也shí sè xìng yě(Internet slang) I can't even... · Are you kidding me! · OMG!我也是醉了wǒ yě shì zuì lelit. even a locust provides some nourishment (idiom) · fig. it's better than nothing蚂蚱也是肉mà zha yě shì ròu
Idioms with 也 14 total Chain
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin being made Grand General dà jiāng jūn · fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor成也萧何，败也萧何chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Héas empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft · to have nothing · vacuous · hollow · empty (argument, head etc)空空如也kōng kōng rú yěnot to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) · to respond in kind来而不往非礼也lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yěwords of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)人之将死，其言也善rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàndon't say that I didn't warn you · do not blame us for not having forewarned you · don't say that you have not been forewarned · let no one say he has not been warned勿谓言之不预也wù wèi yán zhī bù yù yě
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