又

yòu

yòuspelled as iu · 4th tone — spelling rules

(once) again · also

Radical: 又 Strokes: 2 HSK 2

Structure: Single componentFrequency: Most common

Same radical

发反变取双受友及叙叉叔叛

Same radical

发反变取双受友及叙叉叔叛叟叠叚

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Meanings

(once) again

also

both... and...

and yet

(used for emphasis) anyway

yòu

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Words with 又 39 total

P.S. · postscript又及yòu jí also known as · alternative name · to also be called又名yòu míng also known as又称yòu chēng once again重又chóng yòu yet again · once again · once more又一次yòu yī cì Here we go again.又来了yòu lái le Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)好又多Hǎo yòu duō mystery within a mystery · the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子玄之又玄xuán zhī yòu xuán to make a lot of noise · to be disorderly又吵又闹yòu chǎo yòu nào (Internet slang) time after time · again and again and again又双叒叕yòu shuāng ruò zhuó very few; very little少之又少shǎo zhī yòu shǎo to want to say sth but then hesitate欲言又止yù yán yòu zhǐ

Idioms with 又 11 total Chain

lit. having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) · fig. to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy赔了夫人又折兵péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng mystery within a mystery · the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子玄之又玄xuán zhī yòu xuán before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom); a new problem arises before the old is solved · many twists and turns to a story · one thing after another一波未平，一波又起yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ to want to say sth but then hesitate欲言又止yù yán yòu zhǐ