Question 1

What does 又 mean in Chinese?

Accepted Answer

又 (yòu) is the Chinese adverb for 'again' — but specifically for actions that have already happened or that recur in a pattern. Three core uses to master. (1) 'Again' for a completed/repeated event: 他又来了 ('he came again'); 我又迟到了 ('I was late again'). Contrast with 再 (zài), which is 'again' for future actions: 再来一次 ('come again / one more time'). (2) 'Both...and...' in the pattern 又...

又... — 又便宜又好吃 ('both cheap and tasty'); 又高又帅 ('both tall and handsome'). (3) Mild contradiction or addition: 我又没说 ('but I didn't say so'). Position is fixed: 又 goes before the verb. Don't confuse with 还

Question 2

How do you pronounce 又?

Accepted Answer

又 is pronounced yòu — 又 (yòu).

Question 3

Is 又 a noun, verb, or something else?

Accepted Answer

又 is a adverb, register: neutral.

Question 4

What's the difference between 又 and 右?

Accepted Answer

右 means 'right (direction)' — same pinyin, different character. 右边 ('right side') vs 又来了 ('came again').

Question 5

What's the difference between 又 and 有?

Accepted Answer

有 ('to have') sounds close to 又 (yòu) but has a different tone (third vs fourth) and the characters look nothing alike once you know them. Don't blur the tones.

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