也

(adverb) also in Chinese: 也 (yě)

yě

(adverb) also

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only)
  2. 2(literary) particle having functions similar to 啊

Stroke order

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也

Zhuyin

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ㄧㄝˇ

yě

ㄧ/ iㄝ/ êˇ/ third tone

Example sentences

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  • 我也去了。

    wǒ yě qù le。

    I also went.

  • 说得也是。

    shuō dé yě shì。

    That's true as well.

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Related words

也许

yě xǔ

perhaps

也好

yě hǎo

that's fine

再也

zài yě

(not) any more

也就是说

yě jiù shì shuō

in other words

一起

yī qǐ

in the same place

已经

yǐ jīng

already

意思

yì si

idea

因为

yīn wèi

because

阴

yīn

overcast (weather)

游泳

yóu yǒng

swimming

右边

yòu bian

right side

鱼

yú

fish

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