也許

yěxǔ

A1 Level 3* ★ Core word
Adverb

也許 (yěxǔ) is a Chinese word meaning “perhaps; maybe”. It sits at TOCFL Level 3* (CEFR A1) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. perhaps; maybe

Stroke order

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Example

他還沒來,也許是塞車了。

He's not here yet; maybe there's a traffic jam.

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Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).