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HSK 3

又

again (of a completed action); also; both...and...

adverbneutral
又
yòu4th tone

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Pinyin
yòu
Part of speech
adverb
Level
HSK 3
Strokes
2
Register
neutral

Stroke order for 又

又 is written with 2 strokes. The animation replays automatically.

What does 又 mean?

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 (hái, 'still / also'), which adds information rather than marking repetition. The classic learner test: if it already happened, use 又; if it hasn't yet, use 再.

Example sentences

他今天又迟到了。

Tā jīntiān yòu chídào le.

He was late again today.

spoken

这件衣服又便宜又好看。

Zhè jiàn yīfu yòu piányi yòu hǎokàn.

This piece of clothing is both cheap and nice-looking.

spoken

下雨了，我又忘了带伞。

Xià yǔ le, wǒ yòu wàng le dài sǎn.

It's raining, and I forgot to bring an umbrella again.

spoken

他又高又瘦。

Tā yòu gāo yòu shòu.

He is both tall and thin.

neutral

你怎么又来了？

Nǐ zěnme yòu lái le?

How come you're here again?

spoken

Common phrases with 又

又来了yòu lái lehere we go again; came again
又一次yòu yí cìone more time; yet again
又便宜又好yòu piányi yòu hǎoboth cheap and good
又高又大yòu gāo yòu dàboth tall and big
又是你yòu shì nǐit's you again

Synonyms

再zài

再 is 'again' for future / unrealized actions: 再来一次 ('do it one more time' — hasn't happened yet). 又 is for actions that already happened or recur. Tense test: past = 又, future = 再.

也yě

也 is 'also / too' — for adding parallel information. 我也去 ('I'm going too'). 又 marks repetition or 'and also' in 又...又... pairs, not simple addition.

还hái

还 means 'still / also / in addition.' 他还在睡 ('he's still sleeping'). 又 marks something that happened again or a paired quality; 还 emphasizes continuation or extra info.

Don't confuse 又 with

右yòu

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

有yǒu

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.

再zài

再 is the future-tense partner to 又. Beginners say 我又试一次 when they mean 我再试一次 ('let me try one more time'). If it hasn't happened yet, 再.

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