也 meaning in English

yě

also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)

HSK 1adverb3 strokes

Meaning of 也

Definitions from CC-CEDICT.

yě

also; too; as well; (not ...) either
(used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)
(literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]

Yě

surname Ye

How to use 也

也 (yě) is an adverb, so it goes after the subject and before the verb, never at the end of the sentence like English "too." In negative sentences it means "either." Example: 我也是学生。(Wǒ yě shì xuéshēng.) I am a student too.

Picture 也 (yě) as a person stretching out a long arm with a hook at the end, reaching over to grab one more thing and say "me too." That extra reach is the idea of adding something: also, too.

Common mistake: Learners often put 也 at the end, as in 我喜欢也, copying English word order. It must come before the verb: 我也喜欢 (wǒ yě xǐhuan). Also do not confuse it with 他 (tā) or 她 (tā), which contain 也 as a component but have a person or woman radical on the left.

也 in example sentences

Real sentences from the Tatoeba project, with pinyin and English.

那nà个ge大dà的de也yě是shì我wǒ的de。

That big one is also mine.

那nà人rén什shén么me也yě不bù想xiǎng做zuò。

That person doesn't want to do anything.

我wǒ再zài也yě不bú会huì见jiàn她tā了le。

I'll never see her again.

也yě就jiù是shì说shuō，我wǒ更gèng加jiā地dì了liǎo解jiě了le中zhōng国guó。

That's to say, I have a better understanding of the Chinese nation.

我wǒ一yī次cì也yě没méi见jiàn过guò他tā。

I haven't met him even once.

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也 yě · also · 3 strokes

Related words

Words that share a character with 也.

也许	yěxǔ	perhaps; maybe
再也	zài yě	(not) ever again; (not) any longer
也好	yěhǎo	that's fine; may as well
也就是说	yějiùshìshuō	in other words; that is to say
也罢	yěbà	(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind
空空如也	kōngkōngrúyě	as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft; to have nothing

Questions about 也

What does 也 mean?

也 (yě) means "also; too; as well; (not ...) either; (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)" and is used as a adverb.

How do you write 也?

也 is made of 1 character: 也 (3 strokes). That is 3 strokes in total.

Is 也 an HSK word?

Yes. 也 is on the HSK 1 vocabulary list of the HSK 3.0 standard.

What is the difference between 也 and 都 when they appear together?

Use 也 before 都, as in 我们也都去 (wǒmen yě dōu qù), "we are all going too." 也 adds "also" and 都 means "all," and this 也都 order is the common one.

Can 也 be used to connect two nouns like "and"?

No. 也 links verbs or clauses, not nouns. To say "tea and coffee," use 和 (hé): 茶和咖啡 (chá hé kāfēi). To say "I like tea and also coffee," you can say 我喜欢茶，也喜欢咖啡 (wǒ xǐhuan chá, yě xǐhuan kāfēi).