也
yě
also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity
- Strokes
- 3
- Level
- HSK 1 · TOCFL Novice 1
- Frequency
- No. 51
How to write 也, stroke by stroke
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What 也 means
surname Ye; also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊
Made of 乚
Words with 也
- 也许yě xǔperhaps; maybe
- 再也zài yě(not) ever again; (not) any longer
- 也好yě hǎothat's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...
- 也就是说yě jiù shì shuōin other words; that is to say; so; thus
- 也罢yě bà(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
- 也就是yě jiù shìin other words; i.e.
- 空空如也kōng kōng rú yěas empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc)
- 想也没想xiǎng yě méi xiǎngwithout a second thought
- 也有今天yě yǒu jīn tiān(coll.) to get one's just deserts; to serve sb right; to get one's share of (good or bad things); every dog has its day
- 说也奇怪shuō yě qí guàistrangely enough; oddly enough; strange to say
- 食色性也shí sè xìng yěAppetite and lust are only natural (Mencius 6A:4).; By nature we desire food and sex.
- 不提也罢bù tí yě bàbest not to mention it; drop it; never mind; let's not talk about it
也 in a sentence
wǒ zài yě bù xǐ huan nǐ le 。
I don't like you anymore.
yī shēng yě xǔ zhè me shuō guò 。
The doctor may have said so.
yě jiù shì shuō ， tā gēn běn bù xiǎng zuò 。
In other words, he doesn't want to do it.
wǒ yě hǎo xiǎng qù kàn wō 。
I too would like to go see it.
wǒ yě wú fǎ jiě shì 。
I can't explain it either.