又
yòu HSK2

again

又 yòu
again adverb
(once) again; indicates the recurrence or continuation of an action or state (often of a negative or undesirable nature)

我又看到了那个女孩。

wǒ yòu kàn dào le nà​ge nǚ​hái.

I saw that girl again.

他又想起了他父亲的死。

tā yòu xiǎng qǐ le tā fù​qīn de sǐ.

He thought again of his father’s death.

both... and... adverbconjunction
indicates that several qualities or conditions exist at the same time; both... and...; as well as

我们飞得又快又低。

wǒ​men fēi de yòu kuài yòu dī.

We flew fast and low.

[emphasis] adverb
Used in negative sentences or rhetorical questions to add emphasis, often expressing impatience or defensiveness

你又没准备好？

nǐ yòu méi zhǔn​bèi hǎo?

You're not ready again?

他们又不跟我玩。

tā​men yòu bù gēn wǒ wán.

They won't play with me.

and adverbconjunction
Moreover; additionally; indicates a further step in meaning or an addition to a range

我们的生活是由一个又一个日子组成的。

wǒ​men de shēng​huó shì yóu yī​ge yòu yī​ge rì​zi zǔ chéng de.

Our lives are made up of one day after another.

[contrast] adverb
Used to express a slight transition or contrast, meaning "but" or "on the other hand"

我有时想，房子是存在的，有时又不这么想。

wǒ yǒu​shí xiǎng, fáng​zi shì cún​zài de, yǒu​shí yòu bù zhè​me xiǎng.

Sometimes I think the house exists, and sometimes I don’t.

plus conjunction
Used between a whole number and a fraction or a smaller unit to indicate addition; and

已经一小时又十分钟了。

yǐ​jing yī xiǎo​shí yòu shí fēn​zhōng le.

It's been an hour and ten minutes.

你有四年又四个月的时间用来学。

nǐ yǒu sì nián yòu sì ge yuè de shí​jiān yòng lái xué.

You've got four years and four months to learn.

[postscript]
(bound form) used at the end of a letter to indicate a postscript, similar to "P.S."
Radical 29
The 29th radical in the system of 214 Chinese radicals
surname
a Chinese surname

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Frequency
Character
Written text
126th most common 1565.5 per million
Movie subtitles
229th most common 761.5 per million appears in 96% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1060.0 per million appears in 96% of films
Written text
1416.5 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 3
HSK 3.0
Level 2
Strokes
2
Unicode
U+53C8

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)