又

yòu

Novice Level 1* ★ Core word
Adverb

又 (yòu) is a Chinese word meaning “(once) again”. It sits at TOCFL Level 1* (CEFR Novice) on Taiwan's official TBCL vocabulary standard, where it is marked a core word.

Definition

  1. (once) again
  2. also
  3. both... and...
  4. and yet
  5. (used for emphasis) anyway

Stroke order

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Example

他又遲到了,是不是?

He's late again, isn't he?

Related words at this level

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).