yòu
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How to write (yòu) in Chinese

(pinyin: yòu, written "you" or "you") means again (repeating); also, in addition. Below: its meaning, pronunciation, stroke order, and example sentences, so you can learn how to read, say, and write .

Meaning

  • again (repeating); also, in addition

Stroke order

Examples

中午随便煮了点面条,加了个鸡蛋。然后又躺回床上听音乐。
zhōng wǔ suí biàn zhǔ le diǎn miàn tiáo, jiā le ge jī dàn. rán hòu yòu tǎng huí chuáng shang tīng yīn yuè.
At noon I casually cooked some noodles, added an egg. Then lay back down on the bed to listen to music.
几个月后,那匹马回来了,还带回了一匹好马。邻居们又来祝贺。
jǐ ge yuè hòu, nà pǐ mǎ huí lái le, hái dài huí le yì pǐ hǎo mǎ. lín jū men yòu lái zhù hè.
A few months later, the horse returned, bringing a fine horse with it. The neighbours came to congratulate him.
您好。关于昨天讨论的方案,我们内部又开了一次会议,有几个细节需要调整。
nín hǎo. guān yú zuó tiān tǎo lùn de fāng àn, wǒ men nèi bù yòu kāi le yí cì huì yì, yǒu jǐ ge xì jié xū yào tiáo zhěng.
Hello. Regarding the proposal we discussed yesterday, we held another internal meeting, and there are several details that need to be adjusted.
几天后,男孩又喊"狼来了",农民们又上山来,又发现被骗了。这样的事情发生了好几次。终于有一天,真的来了一只狼。男孩拼命地喊叫,但是这次没有人来。最后,他失去了所有的羊。
jǐ tiān hòu, nán hái yòu hǎn "láng lái le", nóng mín men yòu shàng shān lái, yòu fā xiàn bèi piàn le. zhè yàng de shì qing fā shēng le hǎo jǐ cì. zhōng yú yǒu yì tiān, zhēn de lái le yì zhī láng. nán hái pīn mìng de hǎn jiào, dàn shì zhè cì méi yǒu rén lái. zuì hòu, tā shī qù le suǒ yǒu de yáng.
A few days later, the boy again shouted "The wolf is coming", and the farmers again came up the mountain, and again discovered they had been tricked. This sort of thing happened many times. Finally, one day, a wolf really did come. The boy shouted desperately, but this time no one came. In the end, he lost all of his sheep.