也
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yě · also, too

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HSK 2.0 · Level 2HSK 3.0 · Level 1Frequency #23
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Complete decomposition unavailableThis character is currently indexed as a single visual form.
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3Total strokes

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Single-componentCharacter structure

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Vocabulary in context

Common words with 也

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Example sentences

Notice where 也 sits in each complete thought.

Wǒ zài yě bú huì gēn nǐ shuō huà le.我再也不会跟你说话了。

I will never speak to you again.

Source: Tatoeba #9178035 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài yě bù hé tā shuō huà le.我再也不和他说话了。

I don't talk to him anymore.

Source: Tatoeba #2390164 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài yě bù xiǎng yào le.我再也不想要了。

I don't want it anymore.

Source: Tatoeba #772035 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài yě shòu bù liǎoliǎo!我再也受不了了!

I can't stand it anymore.

Source: Tatoeba #476011 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Tā men shuō tā zài yě bú huì huí lái le.他们说他再也不会回来了。

They say that he will never return.

Source: Tatoeba #336647 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wǒ zài yě bù xiǎng kàn dào tā.我再也不想看到她。

I never want to see her again.

Source: Tatoeba #5541877 · CC BY 2.0 FR
Turn reference into recall

How to study 也 in context

  1. Say yě, then recall the core meaning: also, too.
  2. Write all 3 strokes while keeping the single-component balanced.
  3. Use it in 也许 (yě xǔ), meaning “perhaps”.
  4. Read the complete sentence aloud once, then cover the translation and explain how 也 works in that context.

Definitions and traditional forms are compiled from Make Me a Hanzi, HSK curriculum data, and CC-CEDICT. Sourced example sentences link to Tatoeba; editorial examples are labeled separately. Review data sources and licenses.