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One of the many versatile uses of 又 (yòu) is to emphasize negation,
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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.*
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又 + 不 / 没 + Predicate
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- 问 我 干吗 ？我 *又* **不** 知道 。<span class="pinyin">Wèn wǒ
gànmá? Wǒ *yòu* **bù** zhīdào. </span><span class="trans">Why ask
me? I definitely don't know.</span>
- 这些 菜 *又* **没** 坏 ，为什么 要 扔 ？<span class="pinyin">Zhèxiē
cài *yòu* **méi** huài, wèishénme yào
rēng?</span><span class="trans">These food aren't bad. Why would you
throw them away?</span>
- 不要 生气 ，我 *又* **不** 是 故意 的 。<span class="pinyin">Bùyào
shēngqì, wǒ *yòu* **bù** shì gùyì de.</span><span class="trans">
Don't be mad.It really wasn't on purpose.</span>
- 今天 *又* **不** 热 ，开 空调 干吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Jīntiān
*yòu* **bù** rè, kāi kōngtiáo gànmá?</span><span class="trans">It's
not hot today. Why turn on the air conditioner?</span>
- 明天 *又* **不** 上班 ，那么 早 起床 干吗
？<span class="pinyin">Míngtiān *yòu* **bù** shàngbān, nàme zǎo
qǐchuáng gànmá?</span><span class="trans">You don't work tomorrow.
Why get up so early?</span>
- 你 现在 *又* **不** 忙 ，来 帮 我 一下 。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ
xiànzài *yòu* **bù** máng, lái bāng wǒ
yīxià.</span><span class="trans">You're not busy now. Come and help
me.</span>
- 我 *又* **没** 吃 过 ，我 怎么 知道 好 不 好吃
？<span class="pinyin">Wǒ *yòu* **méi** chī guo, zěnme zhīdào hǎo bu
hǎochī?</span><span class="trans">I haven't eaten it. How would I
know if it is tasty or not?</span>
- 孩子 *又* **没** 做错 ，打 他 干吗 ？<span class="pinyin">Háizi
*yòu* **méi** zuò cuò, dǎ tā gànmá?</span><span class="trans">The
child didn't do anything wrong. Why hit him?</span>
- *又* **没** 下 雨 ，带 伞 干吗 ？<span class="pinyin">*Yòu* **méi**
xiàyǔ, dài sǎn gànmá? </span><span class="trans">It's not raining.
Why are you bringing the umbrella?</span>
- *又* **不** 关 你 的 事 ，问 那么 多 干
吗？<span class="pinyin">*Yòu* **bù** guān nǐ de shì, wèn nàme duō
gànmá?</span><span class="trans">It's none of your business. Why ask
so much? </span>
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- [Emphasis with
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- [Emphasizing a negation with
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