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Meanings
surname Ye
also; too; as well; (not...) either
(used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
(literary) particle having functions similar to 啊
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Words with 也 78 total
Idioms with 也 14 total
lit. raised up by Xiao He, cast down by Xiao He (idiom), alluding to Han Xin being made Grand General · fig. a situation where one's success and failure are both due to the same factor成也萧何,败也萧何chéng yě Xiāo Hé , bài yě Xiāo Héas empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft · to have nothing · vacuous · hollow · empty (argument, head etc)空空如也kōng kōng rú yěnot to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical) · to respond in kind来而不往非礼也lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yěwords of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)人之将死,其言也善rén zhī jiāng sǐ , qí yán yě shàn