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 | 也1 | | yĕ | 助 | | 1 [at the end of a sentence, indicating an explanation or a judgment]: | | 陈胜者,阳城人也。 (《史记》)Chen Sheng was a native of Yangcheng. | | 何其毒也! How pernicious! |
2 [at the end of a question or rhetorical question]: | | 何也? How is that? or Why so? | | 是可忍,孰不可忍也? If this can be tolerated, what cannot? |
3 [in the middle of a sentence, marking off a sentence element about which there is to be a statement]: | | 大道之行也,天下为公。 (《礼记》) When the Great Tao prevailed, the whole world was one community. |
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 | 也2 | | yĕ | 副 | | 1 also; too; as well; either: | | 你不去,我也不去。 If you're not going, I'm not going either. | | 我妹妹也是售货员。 My sister is a shop assistant too. | | 中国是一个社会主义国家,也是一个发展中国家。 China is a socialist country, and a developing country as well. |
2 [for emphasis, often before a negative expression]: | | 她一天假也没请过。 She has never asked for leave, not even for a day. | | 他忙得连饭也顾不上吃。 He is so busy that he can't even stop for a meal. |
3 [used correlatively with 虽然,即使,etc. ] still; yet: | | 你不说我也知道。 You don't have to tell me. I know already. | | 我虽然没见过,也听人说过。 I've heard about it, though I have never seen it. | | 我怎么想也想不起来。 I simply couldn't recall it however hard I tried. |
4 [in a hesitant or guarded statement]: | | 也只好这样了。 We'll have to leave it at that. | | 他的英语也还可以。 His English is passable. | | 这袋土豆也就一百公斤。 This sack of potatoes weighs a hundred kilos at most. |
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