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Usage note

可以用来表示重复发生的事情,比如每天做的事情。

yòu kě yǐ lái bǎo shí fù xìng de shì qing, rú dōng tiān de zuò fǎng.

又 can be used to indicate repeated actions, such as daily routines.

Context note

常见于描述重复发生的事情,比如每天上学、吃饭。

yòu jiàn cháng yú miáo shù duì fù xìng fā shēn de shì qing, rú měi tiān shàng xué, chī fàn.

又 is commonly used to describe repeated events, such as going to school and eating every day.

5 examples

每天我去上学。
měi tiān wǒ yòu qù shàng xué。
I go to school again every day.
妈妈给我讲故事了。
mā ma yòu gěi wǒ jiǎng gù shì le。
Mom told me a story again.
我每天都跑步。
wǒ měi tiān dōu yòu pǎo bù。
I run again every day.
来了,这次是借书。
tā yòu lái le, zhè cì shì jiè shū。
He came again, this time to borrow books.
每天我吃同样的早餐。
měi tiān wǒ yòu chī tóng yàng de zǎo cān。
I eat the same breakfast again every day.

5 mini stories

小明每天去上学,他总是带了作业本。
xiǎo míng měi tiān yòu qù shàng xué, tā zǒng shì yòu dài le zuò yè běn。
Xiaoming goes to school every day, and he always brings his homework book again.
妈妈做了同样的早餐,这次她加了一个鸡蛋。
mā ma yòu zuò le tóng yàng de zǎo cān, zhè cì tā yòu jiā le yí gè jī dàn。
Mom made the same breakfast again, this time she added another egg.
来了图书馆,这次他要借书了。
tā yòu lái le tú shū guǎn, zhè cì tā yòu yào jiè shū le。
He came to the library again, and this time he wanted to borrow books.
每天我吃同样的早餐,但今天我想要换一个。
měi tiān wǒ yòu chī tóng yàng de zǎo cān, dàn jīn tiān wǒ xiǎng yào huàn yí gè。
I eat the same breakfast every day, but today I want to try something different.
来了,这次他带了礼物给我。
tā yòu lái le, zhè cì tā dài le lǐ wù gěi wǒ。
He came again, this time he brought a gift for me.

Mini dialogue

又下雨了

A
今天下雨了。
Jīntiān yòu xiàyǔ le.
It's raining again today.
B
是啊,我们明天再去公园吧。
Shì a, wǒmen míngtiān zài qù gōngyuán ba.
Yeah, let's go to the park tomorrow instead.

又饿了

A
饿了。
Wǒ yòu è le.
I am hungry again.
B
你刚吃过饭啊!
Nǐ gāng chī guo fàn a!
You just ate!

Related words and contrasts

contrast
zài
again (future)

又 for past repetition, 再 for future

related
hái
still/also

used for additional actions

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