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* <em>又</em> 做 错 了 !<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> zuò cuò le!</span><span class="trans">You did it wrong again!</span> | * <em>又</em> 做 错 了 !<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> zuò cuò le!</span><span class="trans">You did it wrong 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> | * 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> | ||
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* <em>又</em> 过年 了 , 我们 <em>又</em> 长 了 一 岁 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> guònián le, wǒmen <em>yòu</em> zhǎng le yī suì.</span><span class="trans">It's Chinese New Year again, we have grown a year older again.</span> | * <em>又</em> 过年 了 , 我们 <em>又</em> 长 了 一 岁 。<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> guònián le, wǒmen <em>yòu</em> zhǎng le yī suì.</span><span class="trans">It's Chinese New Year again, we have grown a year older again.</span> | ||
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* <em>又</em> 该 我 请客 了 ?<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> gāi wǒ qǐngkè le?</span><span class="trans">Is it my turn to treat again?</span> | * <em>又</em> 该 我 请客 了 ?<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> gāi wǒ qǐngkè le?</span><span class="trans">Is it my turn to treat again?</span> | ||
* 如果 你 告诉 妈妈 , 妈妈 <em>又</em> 会 生气 了 。<span class="pinyin">Rúguǒ nǐ gàosu māma, māma <em>yòu</em> huì shēngqì le.</span><span class="trans">If you tell mom, she is going to get angry again.</span> | * 如果 你 告诉 妈妈 , 妈妈 <em>又</em> 会 生气 了 。<span class="pinyin">Rúguǒ nǐ gàosu māma, māma <em>yòu</em> huì shēngqì le.</span><span class="trans">If you tell mom, she is going to get angry again.</span> |
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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.
- 又 过年 了 , 我们 又 长 了 一 岁 。It's Chinese New Year again, we have grown a year older 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