又

The character "又" has 2 strokes. "又" is one of the 3500 commonly used characters. The character "又" has 1 pronunciations, . The pronunciations of "又" are "yòu" . View the stroke order of "又">>

The basic meaning of the Chinese character "又"

adv.: both...and...; not only...but also; furthermore; moreover; in addition to; and; but; on the other hand

• not only...but also : 不仅...而且
• furthermore : adv.而且；此外
• moreover : adv.而且；加之；再者；更有甚者
• in addition to : 除了...之外
• and : conj.和；与；并且；然后；以；来
• but : conj.若不；不过；然而；相反
• on the other hand : 另一方面

Form words with "又"

又矮又胖 be dumpy

又聋又哑 be both deaf and mute;both deaf and dumb

又累又饿 be tired and hungry

又高又瘦 tall and skinny

又矮又瘦 be short and thin

又聋又瞎 be deaf and blind

又说又笑 chat and laugh

马路又宽又平整 wide and smooth streets

一路又说又笑 chat cheerfully all the way

又闷气又潮湿的地方 close and wet place

一夜又一夜 night after night

又粗又黑的眉毛 thick bushy eyebrows

又长又细的棍子 long thin stick;long thin stick;long thin stick

又时髦起来 be back in fashion again

又便宜又好 be cheap but good

一遍又一遍 over and over again; repeatedly

十小时又五分钟 ten hours and five minutes

同意了又翻悔 renege on one's agreement

忍了又忍 bear and forbear

一茬又一茬的学生 batch after batch of students

Example phrases using "又"

• 歌唱家应听众要求又唱了三首歌。

  The singer gave three encores.

• 他又用顶头上司的意见来压我了。

  He is again trying to coerce me into submission with the proposals of our immediate superior.

• 这孩子的一双小手，又白又肉头。

  The child’s little hands are plump and white.

• 母亲生病后，父亲既当爹又当妈。

  When Mother was sick in bed, Father was/acted father and mother all in one to us.

• 我不想让他进城，可又别不过他。

  I failed to dissuade him from going downtown.

• 昨天晚上又发生了一起枪击事件。

  There was another shooting incident last night.

• 他有枪是证明他有罪的又一证据。

  His possession of the gun is corroboration of his guilt.

• 我们试了又试，可全都无济于事。

  We tried and tried, but it was all to no avail.

• 他这几天真走运，又加薪又提级。

  He has been in luck these past few days, receiving a rise not only in salary but in position as well.

• 工资之外, 他又挣了不少版税。

  In addition to his salary, he earned a lot from royalties.