也许

yě xǔ

HSK 2.0 等级 4 HSK 3.0 等级 4 副词 非常常见

释义

1. perhaps
2. maybe

词语关系

Antonyms

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• 一定 yī dìng 一定 yī dìng surely 一定 indicates certainty, opposite of 也许.: surely

Related words

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• 大概 dà gài 大概 dà gài roughly 大概 expresses rough estimation, not uncertainty.: roughly

Synonyms

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• 可能 kě néng 可能 kě néng might (happen) Both express possibility, but 也许 is more subjective while 可能 is more objective.: might (happen)
• 或许 huò xǔ 或许 huò xǔ perhaps; maybe Formal synonym, often used in written language.: perhaps; maybe

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Don't place 也许 at the end of a sentence; it usually comes before the verb or at the beginning of the clause.

Formality

也许 is neutral, while 或许 is slightly more formal and literary.

例句

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也许 他会来。

Perhaps he will come.

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也许 的构成词

• 也 也 yě: (adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only)
• 许 许 xǔ: to allow