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- [Emphasizing negation with "you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasizing_negation_with_%22you%22) (B1) - [Expressing "again" in the future with "zai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22again%22_in_the_future_with_%22zai%22) (B1) - [Advanced use of "you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_use_of_%22you%22) (B2)

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[Expressing time and date](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_time_and_date), [Referring to the past](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Referring_to_the_past)

Keywords

[又](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%8F%88), [了](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E4%BA%86)

Translations

[again](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Again)

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Whenever you want to express something like "you did it again!" in Chinese, you generally want to use 又 (yòu).

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- [1 Affirmative Form](#Affirmative_Form "wikilink") - [1.1 Structure](#Structure "wikilink") - [1.2 Examples](#Examples "wikilink") - [2 Negative Form](#Negative_Form "wikilink") - [2.1 Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink") - [2.2 Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink") - [3 Colloquial Saying 又来了](#Colloquial_Saying_.E5.8F.88.E6.9D.A5.E4.BA.86 "wikilink") - [4 Other Usage](#Other_Usage "wikilink") - [5 See also](#See_also "wikilink") - [6 Sources and further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink") - [6.1 Books](#Books "wikilink") - [6.2 Dictionaries](#Dictionaries "wikilink") - [6.3 Websites](#Websites "wikilink")

Affirmative Form ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Structure Normally, 又 is used to express an action that has already happened again for (at least) the second time. It doesn't have to be in quick succession; it happened before, and now it's happened again.

(Subj. +) 又 + Verb + 了

### Examples

- *又* 下雨 **了** ！*Yòu* xiàyǔ **le**!It rained again! - 你 *又* 迟到 **了** 。Nǐ *yòu* chídào **le**.You're late again. - 宝宝 *又* 哭 **了** 。Bǎobao *yòu* kū **le**.The baby is crying again. - 我 *又* 忘 **了** 。Wǒ *yòu* wàng **le**.I forgot it again.

Negative Form ----------------------------------------------------------------- ### Structure

(Subj. +) 又 + 不 / 没 + Verb

### Examples

- 他 *又* **没** 来上课。Tā *yòu* **méi** lái shàngkè.He didn't come to class again. - 你们 *又* **不** 付钱？Nǐmen *yòu* **bù** fùqián?You don't pay? Again? - 你 *又* **不** 参加？Nǐ *yòu* **bù** cānjiā?You are not going to attend this? Again? - 对不起，我 *又* **没** 带书。Duìbuqǐ, wǒ *yòu* **méi** dài shū.Sorry, I forgot to bring the book again.

Colloquial Saying 又来了 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 又来了 fits the above pattern, but is also a little tricky because it expresses something that is still ongoing, and has already started as the speaker is speaking. Literally it says "here it comes again," but it's more accurate to translate it as "there it is again," or "there \[he\] goes again." It indicates that the speaker is a bit annoyed that it happened *again*. Other Usage ------------------------------------------------------------- When it becomes clear that something is about to happen again, you can also use 又. It's almost as if it has already happened in your mind. In these cases, it's quite common for 又 to be immediately followed by 是 (shì), 要 (yào), 可以 (kěyǐ), 能 (néng), and you'll notice that there's often a [了, indicating that something is about to happen](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/About_to_happen_with_%22le%22). Some examples:

- 今天 *又* **要** 加班 **了** ！Jīntiān *yòu* **yào** jiābān **le**!We're going to work late today. AGAIN! - 老板请客，*又* **可以** 吃大餐 **了** ！Lǎobǎn qǐngkè, *yòu* **kěyǐ** chī dàcān **le**!The boss is going to treat us. We can have a big meal again! - 快过年了，我们 *又* **能** 拿压岁钱 **了** ！Kuài guònián le, wǒmen *yòu* **néng** ná yāsuìqián **le**!CNY is coming soon. We can get our new year money again!

See also ------------------------------------------------------- - ["Both A and B" with "you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Both_A_and_B%22_with_%22you%22) - [Comparing "zai" and "you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22zai%22_and_%22you%22) - \[...you%22 "Both… and…" with "ji...you"\] - [Advanced use of "you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Advanced_use_of_%22you%22) - [Emphasizing negation with "you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasizing_negation_with_%22you%22) Sources and further reading --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ### Books - [Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_1,_Part_2_(3rd_ed)) (pp. 141-2) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2femBuy) - [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1) (pp. 157) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2fdV2l3) - [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_2) (pp. 288) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2ftpILV) - [New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3)) (pp. 202) [→buy](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/756191251X/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=756191251X) - [现代汉语八百词（增订本）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D%EF%BC%88%E5%A2%9E%E8%AE%A2%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89) (pp. 633) \[ →buy\] - [现代汉语虚词例释](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%99%9A%E8%AF%8D%E4%BE%8B%E9%87%8A) (pp. 588) [→buy](http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B004323J90/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1) ### Dictionaries - [现代汉语八百词（增订本）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D%EF%BC%88%E5%A2%9E%E8%AE%A2%E6%9C%AC%EF%BC%89) (pp. 633) \[ →buy\] - [现代汉语虚词例释](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%99%9A%E8%AF%8D%E4%BE%8B%E9%87%8A) (pp. 588) [→buy](http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E5%85%AB%E7%99%BE%E8%AF%8D/dp/B004323J90/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1) - [现代汉语词典（第5版）](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8%EF%BC%88%E7%AC%AC5%E7%89%88%EF%BC%89) (pp. 1656) [→buy](http://www.amazon.cn/%E7%8E%B0%E4%BB%A3%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%8D%E5%85%B8/dp/B001B1RZCI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693609&sr=8-1) ### Websites - Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [Using 再 and 又](http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0212.html)

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