yòu

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Definitions

  1. 1. (once) again
  2. 2. also
  3. 3. both... and...
  4. 4. and yet
  5. 5. (used for emphasis) anyway

Example Sentences

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Words Containing 又

一次又一次
yī cì yòu yī cì

repeatedly

一波未平,一波又起
yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ

many twists and turns to a story

一遍又一遍
yī biàn yòu yī biàn

over and over

又一次
yòu yī cì

yet again

又来了
yòu lái le

Here we go again.

又及
yòu jí

P.S.

又名
yòu míng

also known as

又吵又闹
yòu chǎo yòu nào

to make a lot of noise

又想当婊子又想立牌坊
yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng

lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom)

又称
yòu chēng

also known as

又红又肿
yòu hóng yòu zhǒng

to be red and swollen (idiom)

又双叒叕
yòu shuāng ruò zhuó

(Internet slang) time after time

好又多
hǎo yòu duō

Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)

少之又少
shǎo zhī yòu shǎo

very few; very little

既要当婊子又要立牌坊
jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng

see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng]

欲言又止
yù yán yòu zhǐ

to want to say sth but then hesitate

玄之又玄
xuán zhī yòu xuán

mystery within a mystery

破屋又遭连夜雨
pò wū yòu zāo lián yè yǔ

see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wū lòu piān féng lián yè yǔ]

话又说回来
huà yòu shuō huí lai

(but) then again; (but) on the other hand

说是一回事,做又是另外一回事
shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì

Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)

说是一回事,而做又是另外一回事
shuō shì yī huí shì , ér zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì

see 說是一回事,做又是另外一回事|说是一回事,做又是另外一回事[shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì]

赔了夫人又折兵
péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng

having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom)

重又
chóng yòu

once again

野火烧不尽,春风吹又生
yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng

lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb)