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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> 喝醉 了， 他 的 肝 怎么 受 得 了 呢？<span class="trans">He's drinking beer again. How does his stomach handle it?</span> | * 他 <em>又</em> 喝醉 了， 他 的 肝 怎么 受 得 了 呢？<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，我 已经 跟 你 说 过 买菜 的 时候 一定 要 讲价！<span class="trans">Fifteen kuai per jin for apples? You've been tricked. I've already told you：when you're buying food, you need to bargain.</span> | + | * 苹果十五块钱一斤？你 <em>又</em> 被 骗 了，我 已经 跟 你 说 过 买菜 的 时候 一定 要 讲价！<span class="trans">Fifteen kuai per jin for apples? You've been tricked again. I've already told you：when you're buying food, you need to bargain.</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 肝 怎么 受 得 了 呢？He's drinking beer again. How does his stomach handle it?
- 苹果十五块钱一斤？你 又 被 骗 了，我 已经 跟 你 说 过 买菜 的 时候 一定 要 讲价！Fifteen kuai per jin for apples? You've been tricked again. I've already told you：when you're buying food, you need to bargain.
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 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
