B1 · Grammar reference · ASGN1JR5
Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
Whenever you want to express something that has happened again, as in, "oops, I did it again!" in Chinese, you generally want to use 又 (yòu). (You'll want to use 再 (zài) for "again" in the future.)
- Keywords
- 又 · 了 · again
- Used for
- Expressing time and date · Referring to the past
- Classification
- Adverbs · HSK3
Examples (11)
又下雨了！
你又迟到了。
宝宝又哭了。
我又忘了。
他又没来上课。
你们又不付钱？
你又不参加？
对不起，我又没带书。
今天又要加班了！
老板请客，又可以吃大餐了！
快过年了，我们又能拿红包了！
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