Meaning
(once) again; also; both... and...; again
Chinese: 再一次，也表示并列补充。
Hear the Four Tones
The same syllable “you” becomes a different word in each tone. 又 is the 4th tone. Tap any tone to hear a native voice and see its pitch shape.
Stroke Order
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Common Words
- 又来了yòu lái leHere we go again.
- 重又chóng yòuonce again
- 又一次yòu yī cìyet again; once again; once more
- 又及yòu jíP.S.; postscript
- 又名yòu míngalso known as; alternative name; to also be called
More Words
Example Sentence
他又迟到了。Tā yòu chí dào le.He is late again.
他Tāhe又yòuagain迟到chí dàoto arrive late了le(completed action)。
Go deeper
Where this character comes from
A pictograph of a right hand with three fingers shown. Its old meaning was ‘hand / again’, and it hides as the ‘hand’ part inside 友, 取, 受.
A way to remember it
A simple hand reaching out — and reaching again.
Easy to confuse with
- 叉‘Fork’: 又 with a dot added between the fingers.