ye3 - also

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yi3 - second

second



  • also; too
  • both…and; either…or
  • whether…or
  • still; yet
  • used for emphasis, often before a negative expression

yě-xǔ
也许

adv.

perhaps; maybe

kōng-kōng-rú-yě
空空如也
absolutely empty

Usage 用法

also; too

Fēng tíng le, yǔ yě zhù le.
风停了,雨也住了。
The wind stopped. The rain stopped, too.

both…and; either…or

Tā yě huì kāi-chē, yě huì xiū-chē.
他也会开车,也会修车。
He can both drive and repair a car.

whether…or

Nǐ qù wǒ yě qù, nǐ bú qù wǒ yě qù.
你去我也去,你不去我也去。
I will go whether you go or not.

still; yet

Nǐ bù shuō, wǒ yě zhī-dào.
你不说,我也知道。
You don’t have to tell me. I know already.

used to emphasis, often before a negative expression

Lián hái-zi yě néng huí-dá zhè-ge wèn-tí.
连孩子也能回答这个问题。
Even a child can answer this question