也 yě

also; classical final particle of strong affirmation or identity

HSK 2 #31

DEFINITIONS

也 yě
  • surname Ye
  • also
  • too
  • (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation

STROKES

也 stroke order diagram
也 stroke order animation

WORDS

也许 yě xǔ
HSK 4
perhaps; maybe
也就是说 yě jiù shì shuō in other words; that is to say; so; thus
再也 zài yě (not) any more
维也纳 wéi yě nà Vienna, capital of Austria
也罢 yě bà (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
也门 yě mén Yemen
空空如也 kōng kōng rú yě as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing; vacuous; hollow; empty (argument, head etc)
不提也罢 bù tí yě bà best not to mention it; drop it; never mind; let's not talk about it
不提也罷 bù tí yě bà best not to mention it; drop it; never mind; let's not talk about it
之乎者也 zhī hū zhě yě lit. 之[zhi1], 乎[hu1], 者[zhe3] and 也[ye3] (four grammatical particles of Classical Chinese) (idiom); fig. archaic expressions
也好不了多少 yě hǎo bu liǎo duō shǎo hardly any better; just as bad
也好不到哪里去 yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù just as bad; not much better
也好不到哪裡去 yě hǎo bù dào nǎ lǐ qù just as bad; not much better
也就是 yě jiù shì that is; i.e.
也就是說 yě jiù shì shuō in other words; that is to say; so; thus
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
也罷 yě bà (reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
也許 yě xǔ perhaps; maybe
也門 yě mén Yemen
人之将死，其言也善 rén zhī jiāng sǐ ， qí yán yě shàn words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
人之將死，其言也善 rén zhī jiāng sǐ ， qí yán yě shàn words of a man on his deathbed always come from the heart (proverb)
来而不往非礼也 lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical); to respond in kind
來而不往非禮也 lái ér bù wǎng fēi lǐ yě not to reciprocate is against etiquette (classical); to respond in kind
吾生也有涯，而知也无涯 wú shēng yě yǒu yá ， ér zhī yě wú yá Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis
吾生也有涯，而知也無涯 wú shēng yě yǒu yá ， ér zhī yě wú yá Life is short, learning is limitless; Ars longa, vita brevis
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