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yan2-speech

yán

speech



  • permit; allow
  • perhaps

xǔ-duō
许多

n.

many; much; a great deal of; a lot of

xǔ-jiǔ
许久

n.

for a long time; for ages

xǔ-kě
许可

v.

permit; allow

huò-xǔ
或许

adv.

perhaps

shǎo-xǔ
少许

adj.

a few; a little

yě-xǔ
也许

adv.

perhaps; maybe

yǔn-xǔ
允许

v.

allow

zhǔn-xǔ
准许

v.

permit; allow

fēng-guān-xǔ-yuàn
封官许愿
offer official posts and make lavish promises

Usage 用法

perhaps

Tā jīn-tiān méi lái, xǔ shì shēng-bìng le.
他今天没来,许是生病了。
He didn’t come today. Perhaps he was ill.