也

yě

HSK 1

也 — yě

1. also; too; as well; either (used after a verb or noun); can mark an extreme or unexpected case (even X)

   我也想去。 wǒ yě xiǎngqù — I also want to go.

2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)

   他连饭也不吃。 tā lián fàn yě bùchī — He doesn't even eat meals.

3. (literary) particle with functions similar to 啊[a5]

   大风起兮云飞扬，威加海内兮归故乡，安得猛士兮守四方也！ dàfēng qǐ xī yúnfēiyáng wēi jiā hǎinèi xī guī gùxiāng āndé měngshì xī shǒu sìfāng yě — A great wind rises, clouds fly high; my might fills the realm, I return to my homeland; oh, for brave warriors to guard the four frontiers!

4. surname Ye

   也女士是我们公司的会计。 yě nǚshì shì wǒmen gōngsī de kuàijì — Ms. Ye is the accountant at our company.