Chinese dictionary
- 1
adv.repeatedly; (indicating repetition or continuation of an actual action) again
她拿着这封信看了又看。
She took the letter and read it again and again.
我又来了。
Here I come again.
她的哮喘病又犯了。
She has had another attack of asthma.
读了又读
read again and again
- 2
adv.(indicating the simultaneous existence of more than one situation or property) also; not only...but also
那个人又聋又哑。
That person is both deaf and mute.
小孩子又哭又闹。
The child makes a tearful scene.
她又累又痛。
She is tired and achy.
便宜又好
cheap but good
- 3
adv.(indicating a progress in meaning) too
冬季日短，又是阴天，夜色早已笼罩整个市镇。
The winter day is short, and it was overcast, so the whole town had already been shrouded in darkness.
天很黑，又下着雨，路便更难走了。
On top of it being dark, it rained, which made the going even tougher.
她年纪大，又有病。
She's old and she's sick.
- 4
adv.(indicating an addition to a given scope) in addition; furthermore, moreover
他人帅，而且又聪明。
He is handsome and also intelligent.
除了拖拉机，他们又添了一台插秧机。
In addition to the tractor, they have acquired a new rice transplanter.
一批工人又被派去了工厂。
The factory sent another group of workers.
他又拉了一下，但是车轮一动也不动。
He pulled again, but the wheel wouldn't budge.
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- 5
adv.(indicating two contradictory things or a turn of meaning) but; on the other hand
她想去，又怕没时间。
She'd like to go, but she is not sure if she can find the time.
我想说，又忘了。
I want to say something but I've forgotten what it is.
她答应了来又不来。
She promised to come but didn't.
- 6
adv.(used in a negative statement or a rhetorical question to emphasize) even
我们又不是客人，还用你老陪着吗？
We are not a guest. Why should you keep me company all the time?
如果这是真的又怎样？
What if it's true?
我们又不是外人，何必客气。
We are not a stranger here, why all these ceremonies.
他又不是故意的。
He really didn't do it on purpose.
- 7
adv.(indicating a fraction in addition to a whole number) and
一又三分之二
one and two thirds
这家又新添的一口人
an addition to the family
Words and phrases with 又
- 又拉又打[word]stroke and strike alternately
- 又及[word]postscript
- 又饥又渴[word]be both hungry and thirsty
- 又哭又笑[word]laugh and cry at the same time
- 又名[word]also called
- 又惊又喜[idiom]be both surprised and delighted
- 又红又专[idiom]be both politically conscious and professionally competent
- 又作别论[idiom]an exception
- 又当别论[idiom]be a different matter
Word usage
- Note1."又" is different from "再". "又" mainly refers to a situation that has been repeated; "再" mainly refers to a situation that will be repeated. 2."也" is different from "又". "也" means the same as others' actions; "又" means repeating one's own actions. 3."又" is different from "还". "还" mainly means an action that has not appeared, and "又" mainly means an action that has occurred.