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* 你 <em>又</em> 迟到 了。<span class="trans">You came late again.</span> | * 你 <em>又</em> 迟到 了。<span class="trans">You came late again.</span> | ||
| − | * 他 <em>又</em> | + | * 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> |
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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
- 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.
See also
- Again in the future with "zai"
- Comparing "zai" and "you"
- Doing Something Over and Over with "zaisan"
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
Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: Using 再 and 又
