Chinese grammar - Using 又 (yòu) for 'again' in the past |
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In Chinese, the word 又 (yòu) means 'again' and is used for repeated actions in the past. 又 is usually positioned before the verb that was repeated. |
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他又迟到了。
tā yòu chídào le. He was late again. |
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我又忘记了他的名字。
wǒ yòu wàngjì le tā de míngzì. I forgot his name again. |
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她又哭了。
tā yòu kū le. She cried again. |
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我又忘记带钥匙了。
wǒ yòu wàngjì dài yàoshi le. I forgot to bring the keys again. |
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他又迟到了，因为他忘记了。
tā yòu chídào le,#yīnwèi tā wàngjì le. He was late again because he forgot. |
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我们又见面了，这次在一个新的地方。
wǒmen yòu jiànmiàn le,#zhè cì zài yí gè xīn de dìfāng. We met again, this time in a new place. |
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他又生病了，所以他不能来。
tā yòu shēngbìng le,#suóyǐ tā bù néng lái. He got sick again, so he cannot come. |
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他又吃了一碗面条。
tā yòu chī le yì wǎn miàntiáo. He ate another bowl of noodles. |
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我们又爬了长城。
wǒmen yòu pá le chángchéng. We climbed the Great Wall again. |
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我们又去了那家餐厅，这次点了饺子。
wǒmen yòu qù le nà jiā cāntīng,#zhè cì diǎn le jiǎozi. We went to that restaurant again, this time ordering the dumplings.
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我又忘记带钥匙了，所以我又得等。
wǒ yòu wàngjì dài yàoshi le,#suóyǐ wǒ yòu děi děng. I forgot to bring the keys again, so I again had to wait. |
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她又换了工作，这次在一家更大的公司。
tā yòu huàn le gōngzuò,#zhè cì zài yì jiā gèng dà de gōngsī. She changed jobs again, this time to a bigger company.
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他上课又迟到了，老师很生气。
tā shàngkè yòu chídào le,#lǎoshī hěn shēngqì. He was late for class again, and the teacher was very angry. |
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我又看了那部电影，尽管已经看过两次了。
wǒ yòu kàn le nà bù diànyǐng,#jǐnguǎn yǐjīng kàn guò liǎng cì le. I watched that movie again, even though I had already seen it twice.
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