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Whenever you want to express something like "you did it again!" in Chinese, you generally want to use 又 (yòu). | Whenever you want to express something like "you did it again!" in Chinese, you generally want to use 又 (yòu). | ||
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=== Structure === | === Structure === | ||
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| − | 又 + Verb + 了 | + | (Subj. +) 又 + Verb + 了 |
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*<em>又</em> 下雨 了 ！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> xiàyǔ le!</span><span class="trans">It rains again!</span> | *<em>又</em> 下雨 了 ！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> xiàyǔ le!</span><span class="trans">It rains again!</span> | ||
*你 <em>又</em> 迟到 了 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yòu</em> chídào le.</span><span class="trans">You came late again.</span> | *你 <em>又</em> 迟到 了 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yòu</em> chídào le.</span><span class="trans">You came late again.</span> | ||
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*宝宝 <em>又</em> 哭 了 。<span class="pinyin">Bǎobao <em>yòu</em> kū le.</span><span class="trans">The baby is crying again.</span> | *宝宝 <em>又</em> 哭 了 。<span class="pinyin">Bǎobao <em>yòu</em> kū le.</span><span class="trans">The baby is crying again.</span> | ||
| − | * | + | *我 <em>又</em> 忘 了 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yòu</em> hēzuì le?</span><span class="trans">He got drunk again?</span> |
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| + | == Negative Form == | ||
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| + | === Structure === | ||
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| + | <div class="jiegou"> | ||
| + | (Subj. +) 又 + 不 / 没 + Verb | ||
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| + | === Examples === | ||
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| + | *他 <em>又</em> <strong>没</strong> 来 上课 。<span class="trans">He didn't come to the class again.</span> | ||
| + | *你们 <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 想 给钱 ？<span class="trans">You don't want to pay? Again?</span> | ||
| + | *你 <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 参加 ？<span class="trans">You are not going to attend this? Again?</span> | ||
| + | *对不起 ，我 <em>又</em> <strong>没</strong> 带 书 。<span class="trans">Sorry, I forgot to bring the book again.</span> | ||
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*今天 <em>又</em> 要 加班 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān <em>yòu</em> yào jiābān ma?</span><span class="trans">Do we need to work late today AGAIN?</span> | *今天 <em>又</em> 要 加班 吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān <em>yòu</em> yào jiābān ma?</span><span class="trans">Do we need to work late today AGAIN?</span> | ||
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*老板 请客 ，<em>又</em> 可以 吃 大餐 了 ！<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn qǐngkè, <em>yòu</em> kěyǐ chī dàcān le!</span><span class="trans">The boss is going to treat us. We can have a big meal again!</span> | *老板 请客 ，<em>又</em> 可以 吃 大餐 了 ！<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn qǐngkè, <em>yòu</em> kěyǐ chī dàcān le!</span><span class="trans">The boss is going to treat us. We can have a big meal again!</span> | ||
*快 过年 了 ，我们 <em>又</em> 能 拿 压岁钱 了 ！<span class="pinyin">Kuài guònián le, wǒmen <em>yòu</em> néng ná yāsuìqián le!</span><span class="trans">CNY is coming soon. We can get our new year money again!</span> | *快 过年 了 ，我们 <em>又</em> 能 拿 压岁钱 了 ！<span class="pinyin">Kuài guònián le, wǒmen <em>yòu</em> néng ná yāsuìqián le!</span><span class="trans">CNY is coming soon. We can get our new year money again!</span> | ||
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Whenever you want to express something like "you did it again!" in Chinese, you generally want to use 又 (yòu).
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Affirmative Form
Structure
Normally, 又 is used to express an action that has already happened again for (at least) the second time. It doesn't have to be in quick succession; it happened before, and now it's happened again.
(Subj. +) 又 + Verb + 了
Examples
- 又 下雨 了 ！It rains again!
- 你 又 迟到 了 。You came late again.
- 宝宝 又 哭 了 。The baby is crying again.
- 我 又 忘 了 。He got drunk again?
Negative Form
Structure
(Subj. +) 又 + 不 / 没 + Verb
Examples
- 他 又 没 来 上课 。He didn't come to the class again.
- 你们 又 不 想 给钱 ？You don't want to pay? Again?
- 你 又 不 参加 ？You are not going to attend this? Again?
- 对不起 ，我 又 没 带 书 。Sorry, I forgot to bring the book again.
Colloquial Usage 又来了
又来了 fits the above pattern, but is also a little tricky because it expresses something that is still ongoing, and has already started as the speaker is speaking. Literally it's say, "here it comes again," but it's more accurate to translate it as "there it is again," or "there [he] goes again." It indicates that the speaker is a bit annoyed that it happened again.
Other Usage
When it becomes clear that something is about to happen again, you can also use 又. It's almost as if it has already happened in your mind. In these cases, it's quite common for 又 to be immediately followed by 是 (shì), 要 (yào), 可以 (kěyǐ), 能 (néng), and you'll notice that there's often a 了, indicating that something is about to happen.
Examples
- 今天 又 要 加班 吗 ？Do we need to work late today AGAIN?
- 老板 请客 ，又 可以 吃 大餐 了 ！The boss is going to treat us. We can have a big meal again!
- 快 过年 了 ，我们 又 能 拿 压岁钱 了 ！CNY is coming soon. We can get our new year money again!
See also
- "Both A and B" with "you"
- Comparing "zai" and "you"
- "Both… and…" with "ji...you"
- Advanced use of "you"
- Emphasizing negation with "you"
Sources and further reading
Books
- Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed) (pp. 141-2) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 157) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (pp. 288) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 202) Anything Goes (无所不谈) →buy
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (pp. 633) [ →buy]
- 现代汉语虚词例释 (pp. 588) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy
Dictionaries
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (pp. 633) [ →buy]
- 现代汉语虚词例释 (pp. 588) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (pp. 1656) 卓越汉语－公司实战篇 →buy
Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: Using 再 and 又
