| Component |
Pinyin |
Meanings |
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| 又 |
yòu |
1. again; once more |
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又 下雨 了！ - It's raining again! |
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想 了 又 想 - to think and think; to deeply think about |
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一次 又 一次 的 失敗 - failure after failure |
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2. (Used to express the coexistence of several conditions or qualities); both ... and ... |
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聰明 又 漂亮liang - smart and pretty |
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我 又 餓 又 渴。 - I am hungry and thirsty. |
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我 又 想 去，又 不 想 去，該 怎麼 辦？ - I want to go, but I also don't want to go, what should I do? |
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3. also; in addition |
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達·芬-奇 是 科學家，又 是 藝術家。 - Leonardo da Vinci was a scientist also an artist. |
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4. (Used between a whole number and a fraction) |
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四 小時 又 十 分鐘 - four hours and ten minutes |
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二 又 三 分 之 一 - two and a third |
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5. but; on the other hand |
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6. (Used in negative statements and rhetorical questions for emphasis) |
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這樣 做 對 你 又 有 什麼 好處？ - What good for you is there in doing that? |
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嗰 啲 嘢 又 唔係 我 做，關 我 咩 事 啫。 - Why should I care about that! It's not like I did it. |
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我 又 唔係 冇錢。 - It's not like I'm broke. |
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7. usage. Compared to 又 is used for something that already happened. |
寸 |
cùn |
1. (units of measure) A cun or Chinese inch, a traditional unit of length of about 3(nbsp)cm. | |
2. (Mainland China) Short for 市寸 |
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3. (Hong Kong) Legally defined as the tsun of 3.71475(nbsp)cm. |
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4. (informal) Short for 英寸, inch |
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5. (figurative) very short or little |
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6. (TCM) cunkou pulse; radial artery pulse at the wrist |
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7. (Mandarin, colloquial) coincidental; unbelievable; opportune |
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8. Variant of 忖 |
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9. (Cantonese) Alternative form of 串 (-) |
