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yòu
yòu
again
- (used for an actual action) again
- (reduplicated, with verbs or adjectives) both…and; not only… but also
- used, sometimes in pairs, to indicate contrary actions or ideas
- also; in addition
Usage 用法
(used for an actual action) again
Tā ná-zhe xìn kàn-le-yòu-kàn.
他拿着信看了又看。
He took the letter and read it over and over again.
(reduplicated, with verbs or adjectives) both…and; not only… but also
Zhèr-de dōng-xi yòu hǎo yòu pián-yi.
这儿的东西又好又便宜。
Things here are both of good quality and cheap.
used, sometimes in pairs, to indicate contrary actions or idears
Tā yòu xiǎng qù, yòu bù xiǎng qù, ná-bú-dìng zhǔ-yì.
她又想去,又不想去,拿不定主意。
She couldn’t make up her mind whether to go or not.
also; in addition
Tiān hěn hēi, yòu xià-zhe-yǔ, lù gèng nán-zǒu le.
天很黑,又下着雨,路更难走了。
On top of it being dark it was raining, which made the journey even tougher.