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

== 又 Used in the Past ==

=== 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.

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又 + Verb + 了

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=== Examples ===

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* <em>又</em> 下雨 了 ！<span class="pinyin"><em>Yòu</em> xiàyǔ le!</span><span class="trans">It rains again!</span>
* 你 <em>又</em> 迟到 了。<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yòu</em> chídào le.</span><span class="trans">You came late again.</span>
* 我 <em>又</em> 写 错 了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yòu</em> xiě cuò le.</span><span class="trans">I wrote it wrong again.</span>
* 宝宝 <em>又</em> 哭 了。<span class="pinyin">Bǎobao <em>yòu</em> kū le.</span><span class="trans">The baby is crying again.</span>
* 他 <em>又</em> 喝 醉 了？<span class="pinyin">Tā <em>yòu</em> hē zuì le?</span><span class="trans">He got drunk again?</span>

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=== Colloquial Usage 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's say, "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''.

== 又 Used in the Future ==

=== Structure ===

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 [[About to happen with "le"|了, indicating that something is about to happen]].

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又 + 要 / 想 / 可以 / 能 + Verb Phrase (+ 了)

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=== Examples ===

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*明天 <em>又</em> 要 上班 了 ！<span class="pinyin">Míngtiān <em>yòu</em></span> yào shàngbān le!<span class="trans">I need to go to work tomorrow AGAIN!</span>
*我 <em>又</em> 要 迟到 了。<span class="pinyin">Wǒ <em>yòu</em> yào chídào le.</span><span class="trans">I'm going to be late again.</span>
*你 <em>又</em> 想 骗 我 ？<span class="pinyin">Nǐ <em>yòu</em> xiǎng piàn wǒ?</span><span class="trans">Are you trying to fool me again?</span>
*老板 请客，<em>又</em> 可以 吃 大餐 了！<span class="pinyin">Lǎobǎn qǐngkè, <em>yòu</em> kěyǐ chī dàcān le!</span><span class="trans">The boss is going to treat us. We can have a big meal again!</span>
*快 过年 了，我们 <em>又</em> 能 拿 压岁钱 了！<span class="pinyin">Kuài guònián le, wǒmen <em>yòu</em> néng ná yāsuìqián le!</span><span class="trans">CNY is coming soon. We can get our new year money again!</span>
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==See also==

*[["Both A and B" with "you"]]
*[[Comparing "zai" and "you"]]
*[["Both… and…" with "ji...you"]]
* [[Advanced use of "you"]]
*[[Emphasizing negation with "you"]]

== Sources and further reading ==

=== Books ===

* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 1, Part 2 (3rd ed)]] (pp. 141-2) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276709/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276709 →buy]
* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1]] (pp. 157) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276792/ref%3das_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=217145&creative=399369&creativeASIN=0887276792 →buy]
* [[Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2]] (pp. 288) [http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0887276881/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&tag=allset-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=0887276881 →buy]
* [[New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3)]] (pp. 202) [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 →buy] 
* [[现代汉语八百词（增订本）]] (p. 633) [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/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy]
* [[现代汉语虚词例释]] (p. 588)[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 →buy]

=== Dictionaries ===
*[[现代汉语八百词（增订本）]] (p. 633) [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/B001198GSW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1345693275&sr=8-1 →buy]
*[[现代汉语虚词例释]] (p. 588)[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 →buy]
* [[现代汉语词典（第5版）]] (p. 1656) [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 →buy]

===Websites===
* Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0212.html Using 再 and 又]

[[Category:B1 grammar points]]
[[Category: Adverbs]]

{{Basic Grammar|又|B1|又 + Verb|你 <em>又</em> 迟到 了。|grammar point|ASGN1JR5}}
{{Rel char|了}}
{{Similar|Comparing "zai" and "you"}}
{{Used for|Expressing time and date}}
{{Used for|Referring to the past}}
{{Similar|Doing Something Over and Over with "zaisan"}}
{{POS|Adverbs}}
{{Translation|again}}