Meaning
also; too
Chinese: 表示同样、并列或语气补充。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “ye” becomes a different word in each tone. 也 is the 3rd tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 也许yě xǔperhaps; maybe
- 也好yě hǎothat's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...
- 再也zài yě(not) ever again; (not) any longer
- 也就是说yě jiù shì shuōin other words; that is to say; so; thus
- 也就是yě jiù shìin other words; i.e.
More Words
Example Sentence
我喜欢音乐，也喜欢画画。Wǒ xǐ huan yīn yuè, yě xǐ huan huà huà.I like music, and I also like drawing.
我WǒI喜欢xǐ huanto like音乐yīn yuèmusic，也yěalso喜欢xǐ huanto like画画huà huàto draw。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
The origin is debated (often read as a snake, or a vessel). It serves as the adverb ‘also, too’, and in classical Chinese as a final particle.
A way to remember it
The everyday ‘also, too’: 我也去 (I'm going too).