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Whenever you want to express something like "you did it again!" in Chinese, you may want to use 又.
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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.
Subj. + 又 + Verb + 了
Notice that 了 is used as the action is complete.
Examples
- 我们 又 学 了 一 遍。We studied it one more time.
- 又 做 错 了 ！You did it wrong again!
- 宝宝 又 哭 了。The baby is crying again.
- 你 又 迟到 了。You came late again.
- 他 又 喝 醉 了， 他 的 胃 怎么 受 得 了？He's gotten drunk 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 cheated again.
- 又 过年 了 ， 我们 又 长 了 一 岁 。It's Chinese New Year again, we have grown a year older again.
- 明天 又 是 星期 一 ！Tomorrow will be Monday AGAIN!
- 老板 又 要 找 我 开会 了 。The boss is looking for me to hold a meeting AGAIN.
- 这个 周末 又 可以 不 加班 了 。This weekend I don't have to work overtime again.
- 又 该 我 请客 了 ？Is it my turn to treat again?
- 如果 你 告诉 妈妈 ， 妈妈 又 会 生气 了 。If you tell mom, she is going to get angry again.
See also
- Again in the future with "zai"
- 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
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
- 现代汉语八百词（增订本） (p. 633) →buy
- 现代汉语虚词例释 (p. 588)→buy
- 现代汉语词典（第5版） (p. 1656) →buy
Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: Using 再 and 又
