Chinese word dictionary

也许

yěxǔ · perhaps; maybe

Practice word

Word information

Simplified也许

Traditional也許

Pinyinyěxǔ

Part of speech副

HSK 3.04

HSK 2.04

Character breakdown

Study each Hanzi separately, then return to the complete word so pronunciation, meaning, and movement stay connected.

也yě

also, too

许xǔ

to consent, to permit; to promise, to betroth

How to learn 也许

Listen once without reading, repeat the pinyin with its tones, then write every character in sequence. Finally, recall the complete meaning instead of memorizing each character as an isolated translation.

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也yě

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[a5]; surname Ye

many; a lot of; much

to permit; to allow

perhaps; maybe

not to allow; must not; can't

许可xǔkě

to allow; to permit