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One of the many versatile uses of 又 (yòu) is to emphasize negation, giving your negative sentence a little kick!
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* [[#Structure|1 Structure]] * [[#Examples|2 Examples]] * [[#See_also|3 See also]] * [[#Sources_and_further_reading|4 Sources and further reading]] ** [[#Books|4.1 Books]] ** [[#Websites|4.2 Websites]]
== Structure == In this structure, 又 is used to emphasize that something '''''didn't''' happen,"'' is '''not''' ''the case, or'' '''will not''' happen''. It's most often used with 不 and 没. This grammar structure is often used in an accusatory context.''
又 + 不 / 没 + Predicate
== Examples ==
* 问 我 干吗 ？我 ''又'' '''不''' 知道 。Wèn wǒ gànmá? Wǒ ''yòu'' '''bù''' zhīdào. Why ask me? I definitely don't know. * 这些 菜 ''又'' '''没''' 坏 ，为什么 要 扔 ？Zhèxiē cài ''yòu'' '''méi''' huài, wèishénme yào rēng?These food aren't bad. Why would you throw them away? * 不要 生气 ，我 ''又'' '''不''' 是 故意 的 。Bùyào shēngqì, wǒ ''yòu'' '''bù''' shì gùyì de. Don't be mad.It really wasn't on purpose. * 今天 ''又'' '''不''' 热 ，开 空调 干吗 ？Jīntiān ''yòu'' '''bù''' rè, kāi kōngtiáo gànmá?It's not hot today. Why turn on the air conditioner? * 明天 ''又'' '''不''' 上班 ，那么 早 起床 干吗 ？Míngtiān ''yòu'' '''bù''' shàngbān, nàme zǎo qǐchuáng gànmá?You don't work tomorrow. Why get up so early? * 你 现在 ''又'' '''不''' 忙 ，来 帮 我 一下 。Nǐ xiànzài ''yòu'' '''bù''' máng, lái bāng wǒ yīxià.You're not busy now. Come and help me. * 我 ''又'' '''没''' 吃 过 ，我 怎么 知道 好 不 好吃 ？Wǒ ''yòu'' '''méi''' chī guo, zěnme zhīdào hǎo bu hǎochī?I haven't eaten it. How would I know if it is tasty or not? * 孩子 ''又'' '''没''' 做错 ，打 他 干吗 ？Háizi ''yòu'' '''méi''' zuò cuò, dǎ tā gànmá?The child didn't do anything wrong. Why hit him? * ''又'' '''没''' 下 雨 ，带 伞 干吗 ？''Yòu'' '''méi''' xiàyǔ, dài sǎn gànmá? It's not raining. Why are you bringing the umbrella? * ''又'' '''不''' 关 你 的 事 ，问 那么 多 干 吗？''Yòu'' '''bù''' guān nǐ de shì, wèn nàme duō gànmá?It's none of your business. Why ask so much?
== See also == * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasis_with_%22jiu%22 Emphasis with "jiu"] * [https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Emphasizing_a_negation_with_%22bing%22 Emphasizing a negation with "bing"] == Sources and further reading == === Books === === Websites ===
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