Difference between revisions of "Again in the past with "you""

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- Expressing "again" in the future with "zai" (HSK2)
- Comparing "zai" and "you" (HSK3)
- Emphasizing negation with "you" (HSK4)
- Expressing "over and over again" with "zaisan" (HSK5)
- Repeated actions in the past with "you" (HSK5)
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Whenever you want to express something like "you did it again!" in Chinese, you may want to use 又.

Structure

There are two words for "again" in Chinese. This depends on whether the repetition has happened, or whether it's going to happen.

If the repetition has happened, i.e. it's a repetition in the past, 又 is used.

Subject + 又 + Verb + 了

Notice that 了 is used as the action is complete.

Examples

我们又学了一遍。
又做错了！
宝宝又哭了。
你又迟到了。You came late again.
他又喝醉了，他的胃怎么受得了？He's drinking beer again. How does his stomach handle it?
苹果十五块钱一斤？你又被骗了！Fifteen kuai per jin for apples? You've been tricked again.
又过年了，我们又长了一岁。
明天又是星期一！
老板又要找我开会了。
这个周末又可以不加班了。
又该我请客了？
如果你告诉妈妈，妈妈又会生气了。
宝宝出生了，妈妈看了又看，高兴得不得了。
这个词我记了又记，还是记不住。
这个方案改了又改，终于通过了。
我想了又想，还是不能这样做。

Sources and further reading

Books

Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 141-2) →buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 157) →buy
Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 288) →buy
New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 202) →buy

Dictionaries

Websites

Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: Using 再 and 又

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+* 我们 <em>又</em> 学 了 一 遍。
+* <em>又</em> 做 错 了 ！
+* 宝宝 <em>又</em> 哭 了。
 * 你 <em>又</em> 迟到 了。<span class="trans">You came late again.</span>
 * 他 <em>又</em> 喝 醉 了， 他 的 胃 怎么 受 得 了？<span class="trans">He's drinking beer again. How does his stomach handle it?</span>
 * 苹果 十 五 块 钱 一 斤？你 <em>又</em> 被 骗 了！<span class="trans">Fifteen kuai per jin for apples? You've been tricked again.</span>
+* <em>又</em> 过年 了 ， 我们 <em>又</em> 长 了 一 岁 。
+* 明天 <em>又</em> 是 星期 一 ！
+* 老板 <em>又</em> 要 找 我 开会 了 。
+* 这个 周末 <em>又</em> 可以 不 加班 了 。
+* <em>又</em> 该 我 请客 了 ？
+* 如果 你 告诉 妈妈 ， 妈妈 <em>又</em> 会 生气 了 。
+* 宝宝 出生 了 ， 妈妈 看 了 <em>又</em> 看 ， 高兴 得 不得了 。
+* 这 个 词 我 记 了 <em>又</em> 记，还是 记 不住 。
+* 这 个 方案 改 了 <em>又</em> 改 ， 终于 通过 了 。
+* 我 想 了 <em>又</em> 想 ， 还是 不 能 这样 做 。
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 * [[Comparing "zai" and "you"]]
 * [[Doing Something Over and Over with "zaisan"]]
+*[[Emphasizing negation with "you"]]
+*[["Both A and B" with "you"]]
+*[["Both… and…" with "ji...you"]]
 == Sources and further reading ==
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 * [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2]] (pp. 288) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887276881 →buy]
 * [[New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)]] (pp. 202) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X →buy]
+=== Dictionaries ===
+*[[现代汉语八百词（增订本）]] (p. 633) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy]
+*[[现代汉语虚词例释]] (p. 588)[http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B004323J90/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy]
+* [[现代汉语词典（第5版）]] (p. 1656) [http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1 →buy]
 ===Websites===