又

from Learn Chinese Everyday 每日学华语 by Min Min

Pronunciation	:	yòu
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Meaning	:	again. (adv) both … and …. (adv) too. (adv) another. (adv) and. (adv) but. (adv)
Radical	:	又
Strokes	:	2
Traditional	:	又
Usage	:	53.8%

Common Words / Phrases:

Sentences:

1. He came again today.

jīn	tiān	tā	yòu	lái	le	。
今	天	他	又	来	了	。

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今天	:	today
他	:	he
又	:	again
来	:	come
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place

2. The car drives fast and smoothly

chē	kāi	de	yòu	kuài	yòu	wěn	。
车	开	得	又	快	又	稳	。

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车	:	car
开	:	drive
得	:	used after a verb or an adjective to express possibility or capability
又	:	both
快	:	fast
又	:	and
稳	:	smooth, steady

3. It’s dark, and the roads are slippery too, you’d better not go out.

tiān

hēi

，

lù

yòu

huá

，

zuì

hǎo

bié

chū

mén

。

天

黑

了

，

路

又

滑

，

最

好

别

出

门

。

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天	:	sky
黑	:	dark
了	:	indicating a change in one’s understanding, idea, view or action
路	:	road
又	:	too
滑	:	slippery
最	:	most
好	:	good
别	:	do not
出门	:	go out

4. They bought another set of bookshelves for their home.

jiā	lǐ	yòu	mǎi	le	yí	gè	shū	jià	。
家	里	又	买	了	一	个	书	架	。

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家	:	home
里	:	(preposition) in
又	:	another
买	:	buy
了	:	(particle) used after an action that has taken place
一	:	one
个	:	(measure word) used before nouns without special measure words of their own
书架	:	bookshelf