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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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Whenever you want to express something that has happened [[again]], as in, "oops, I did it ''again''!" in Chinese, you generally want to use 又 (yòu). (You'll want to use [[Expressing "again" in the future with "zai"|再 (zài) for "again" in the future]].)
  
 
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*你 <em>又</em> 迟到 <strong>了</strong> 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yòu</em> chídào <strong>le</strong>.</span><span class="trans">You're late again.</span>
 
*你 <em>又</em> 迟到 <strong>了</strong> 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yòu</em> chídào <strong>le</strong>.</span><span class="trans">You're late again.</span>
 
*宝宝 <em>又</em> 哭 <strong>了</strong> 。<span class="pinyin">Bǎobao <em>yòu</em> kū <strong>le</strong>.</span><span class="trans">The baby is crying again.</span>
 
*宝宝 <em>又</em> 哭 <strong>了</strong> 。<span class="pinyin">Bǎobao <em>yòu</em> kū <strong>le</strong>.</span><span class="trans">The baby is crying again.</span>
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*我 <em>又</em>  忘 <strong>了</strong> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yòu</em> wàng <strong>le</strong>.</span><span class="trans">I forgot it again.</span>
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*我 <em>又</em>  忘 <strong>了</strong> 。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yòu</em> wàng <strong>le</strong>.</span><span class="trans">I forgot again.</span>
  
 
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*他 <em>又</em> <strong>没</strong> 来 上课 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yòu</em> <strong>méi</strong> lái shàngkè.</span><span class="trans">He didn't come to class again.</span>
 
*他 <em>又</em> <strong>没</strong> 来 上课 。<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yòu</em> <strong>méi</strong> lái shàngkè.</span><span class="trans">He didn't come to class again.</span>
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*你们 <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 想 给钱 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>yòu</em> <strong>bù</strong> xiǎng gěi qián?</span><span class="trans">You don't want to pay? Again?</span>
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*你们 <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 付钱 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐmen <em>yòu</em> <strong>bù</strong> fùqián?</span><span class="trans">You're not paying again?</span>
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*你 <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 参加 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yòu</em> <strong>bù</strong> cānjiā?</span><span class="trans">You are not going to attend this? Again?</span>
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*你 <em>又</em> <strong>不</strong> 参加 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yòu</em> <strong>bù</strong> cānjiā?</span><span class="trans">You are not going to participate again?</span>
 
*对不起 ，我 <em>又</em> <strong>没</strong> 带 书 。<span class="pinyin">Duìbuqǐ, wǒ <em>yòu</em> <strong>méi</strong> dài shū.</span><span class="trans">Sorry, I forgot to bring the book again.</span>
 
*对不起 ，我 <em>又</em> <strong>没</strong> 带 书 。<span class="pinyin">Duìbuqǐ, wǒ <em>yòu</em> <strong>méi</strong> dài shū.</span><span class="trans">Sorry, I forgot to bring the book again.</span>
  
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== Colloquial Saying 又来了 ==
 
== Colloquial Saying 又来了 ==
  
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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 says "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''.
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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 means "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 ==
 
== Other Usage ==
  
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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 [[About to happen with "le"|了, indicating that something is about to happen]].
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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), or 能 (néng), and you'll notice that there's often a [[About to happen with "le"|了, indicating that something is about to happen]].
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*今天 <em>又</em> <strong>要</strong> 加班 <strong>了</strong> ！<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān <em>yòu</em> <strong>yào</strong> jiābān <strong>le</strong>!</span><span class="trans">We're going to work late today. AGAIN!</span>
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*今天 <em>又</em> <strong>要</strong> 加班 <strong>了</strong> ！<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān <em>yòu</em> <strong>yào</strong> jiābān <strong>le</strong>!</span><span class="trans">We've got to work overtime again today!</span>
 
*老板 请客 ，<em>又</em> <strong>可以</strong> 吃 大餐 <strong>了</strong> ！<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn qǐngkè, <em>yòu</em> <strong>kěyǐ</strong> chī dàcān <strong>le</strong>!</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> <strong>可以</strong> 吃 大餐 <strong>了</strong> ！<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn qǐngkè, <em>yòu</em> <strong>kěyǐ</strong> chī dàcān <strong>le</strong>!</span><span class="trans">The boss is going to treat us. We can have a big meal again!</span>
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*快 过年 了 ，我们 <em>又</em> <strong>能</strong> 拿 压岁钱 <strong>了</strong> ！<span class="pinyin">Kuài guònián le, wǒmen <em>yòu</em> <strong>néng</strong> ná yāsuìqián <strong>le</strong>!</span><span class="trans">CNY is coming soon. We can get our new year money again!</span>
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*快 过年 了 ，我们 <em>又</em> <strong>能</strong> 拿 红包 <strong>了</strong> ！<span class="pinyin">Kuài guònián le, wǒmen <em>yòu</em> <strong>néng</strong> ná hóngbāo <strong>le</strong>!</span><span class="trans">It's almost Chinese New Year. We can get our red packets [of money] again!</span>
  
 
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Latest revision as of 01:53, 10 November 2020

Whenever you want to express something that has happened again, as in, "oops, I did it again!" in Chinese, you generally want to use 又 (yòu). (You'll want to use 再 (zài) for "again" in the future.)

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 ！Yòu xiàyǔ le!It rained again!
  • 你 又 迟到 了 。Nǐ yòu chídào le.You're late again.
  • 宝宝 又 哭 了 。Bǎobao yòu kū le.The baby is crying again.
  • 我 又 忘 了 。Wǒ yòu wàng le.I forgot again.

Negative Form

Structure

(Subj. +) 又 + 不 / 没 + Verb

Examples

  • 他 又 没 来 上课 。Tā yòu méi lái shàngkè.He didn't come to class again.
  • 你们 又 不 付钱 ？Nǐmen yòu bù fùqián?You're not paying again?
  • 你 又 不 参加 ？Nǐ yòu bù cānjiā?You are not going to participate again?
  • 对不起 ，我 又 没 带 书 。Duìbuqǐ, wǒ yòu méi dài shū.Sorry, I forgot to bring the book again.

Colloquial Saying 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 means "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), or 能 (néng), and you'll notice that there's often a 了, indicating that something is about to happen.

Some examples:

  • 今天 又 要 加班 了 ！Jīntiān yòu yào jiābān le!We've got to work overtime again today!
  • 老板 请客 ，又 可以 吃 大餐 了 ！Lǎobǎn qǐngkè, yòu kěyǐ chī dàcān le!The boss is going to treat us. We can have a big meal again!
  • 快 过年 了 ，我们 又 能 拿 红包 了 ！Kuài guònián le, wǒmen yòu néng ná hóngbāo le!It's almost Chinese New Year. We can get our red packets [of money] again!

See also

Sources and further reading

Books

Dictionaries

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