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又 yòu (once) again / also / both... and... / and yet / (used for emphasis) anyway
Results beginning with 又
又名 yòu míng also known as / alternative name / to also be called
又称 yòu chēng also known as
又及 yòu jí P.S. / postscript
又一次 yòu yī cì yet again / once again / once more
又来了 yòu lái le Here we go again.
又吵又闹 yòu chǎo yòu nào to make a lot of noise / to be disorderly
又红又肿 yòu hóng yòu zhǒng to be red and swollen (idiom)
又双叒叕 yòu shuāng ruò zhuó (Internet slang) time after time / again and again and again
又想当婊子又想立牌坊 yòu xiǎng dāng biǎo zi yòu xiǎng lì pái fāng lit. to lead the life of a whore but still want a monument put up to one's chastity (idiom) / fig. to have bad intentions but still want a good reputation / to want to have one's cake and eat it too
又要马儿好，又要马儿不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r hǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo see 又要馬兒跑，又要馬兒不吃草|又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草[you4 yao4 ma3 r5 pao3 , you4 yao4 ma3 r5 bu4 chi1 cao3]
又要马儿跑，又要马儿不吃草 yòu yào mǎ r pǎo , yòu yào mǎ r bù chī cǎo lit. you can't expect the horse to run fast but not let it graze (idiom) / fig. you can't have your cake and eat it, too
Approximate Results for 又
重又 chóng yòu once again
好又多 Hǎo yòu duō Trust-Mart (supermarket chain)
简又新 jiǎn yòu xīn Eugene
玄之又玄 xuán zhī yòu xuán mystery within a mystery / the mysteries of the Dao according to Laozi 老子[Lao3 zi3]
欲言又止 yù yán yòu zhǐ to want to say sth but then hesitate
少之又少 shǎo zhī yòu shǎo very few / very little
一次又一次 yī cì yòu yī cì repeatedly / over and over again
话又说回来 huà yòu shuō huí lai returning to our main topic,... / that said,... / again,... / in this connection / in passing / nevertheless,... / anyhow
一遍又一遍 yī biàn yòu yī biàn over and over
赔了夫人又折兵 péi le fū rén yòu zhé bīng having given away a bride, to lose one's army on top of it (idiom) / to suffer a double loss after trying to trick the enemy
破屋又遭连夜雨 pò wū yòu zāo lián yè yǔ see 屋漏偏逢連夜雨|屋漏偏逢连夜雨[wu1 lou4 pian1 feng2 lian2 ye4 yu3]
一波未平，一波又起 yī bō wèi píng , yī bō yòu qǐ before the first wave subsides, a new wave rises (idiom) / a new problem arises before the old is solved / many twists and turns to a story / one thing after another
既要当婊子又要立牌坊 jì yào dāng biǎo zi yòu yào lì pái fāng see 又想當婊子又想立牌坊|又想当婊子又想立牌坊[you4 xiang3 dang1 biao3 zi5 you4 xiang3 li4 pai2 fang1]
野火烧不尽，春风吹又生 yě huǒ shāo bù jìn , chūn fēng chuī yòu shēng lit. even a prairie fire cannot destroy the grass - it grows again when the breeze blows (proverb) / fig. cannot be easily eliminated / abbr. to 野火春風|野火春风[ye3 huo3 chun1 feng1]
无害环境而又可持续的做法  environmentally sound and sustainable practices
说是一回事，做又是另外一回事 shuō shì yī huí shì , zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì Saying is one thing, doing quite another (idiom)
说是一回事，而做又是另外一回事 shuō shì yī huí shì , ér zuò yòu shì lìng wài yī huí shì see 說是一回事，做又是另外一回事|说是一回事，做又是另外一回事[shuo1 shi4 yi1 hui2 shi4 , zuo4 you4 shi4 ling4 wai4 yi1 hui2 shi4]
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