Character

也

yě HSK 4

也 yě HSK 4

1. (lit.) particle expressing judgment, explanation, rhetorical question, or pause within a sentence
2. used alone or repeated to emphasize that two things are parallel or contrasting
3. indicates that a certain result will occur regardless of the circumstances
4. a surname
5. used for emphasis
6. expresses a softening or euphemistic tone
7. used with "即使" or "宁可" etc. to express concession or contrast
8. used in a single clause to imply similarity to another matter

Words using 也 as yě (2)

1 也许 yě xǔ — perhaps HSK 4
- 也 contributes to expressing possibility/uncertainty
- 许 contributes to expressing permission/possibility
Example

也许这是个好主意。

yě xǔ zhè shì gè hǎo zhǔ yi

Perhaps this is a good idea.
2 也好 yě hǎo — whether...or..., either...or... HSK 6
- 也 also, either (sets up alternatives)
- 好 fine, acceptable (completes the pattern)
Example

你去也好，不去也好，我都没意见。

nǐ qù yě hǎo bù qù yě hǎo wǒ dōu méi yì jiàn

Whether you go or not, I have no objection.

Structure & writing

也 yě — (lit.) particle expressing judgment, explanation, rhetorical question, or pause within a sentence

也 is a component in 8 characters

HSK 1

他 tā third-person pronoun, generally male, sometimes gender-neutral (he/him; they) 她 tā she; her (third-person feminine pronoun)

HSK 2

地 dì the Earth, one of the eight planets in the solar system

HSK 5

拖 tuō to drag (an object along a surface) 施 shī to implement; to exert 池 chí pond, esp. an artificially dug one

HSK 7

弛 chí (lit.) to relax; to loosen 驰 chí to gallop; to speed (of horses, vehicles, etc.)

也 is an atomic character — it does not decompose further.

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