也[yě]

助

1. 书 (used at the end of a sentence, indicating an explanation or a judgment)

♦ 陈胜者, 阳城人~。 Chen Sheng was a native of Yangcheng.

♦ 是不为~, 非不能~。 This is a case of choosing not to, not of being unable to.

2. (used at the end of a question or counterquestion)

♦ 何~？How is that? or Why so?

♦ 是可忍也, 孰不可忍~？If this can be tolerated, what else cannot?

副

1. also; too; as well; either

♦ 我妹妹~是售货员。 My sister is a shop assistant too.

♦ 你不去, 我~不去。 If you're not going, I'm not going either.

2. (used for emphasis, often before a negative expression)

♦ 他病得一点~不想吃。 He is so ill that he doesn't feel like eating anything.

♦ 他忙得连饭~顾不上吃。 He is so busy that he can't even stop for a meal.

3. (used correlatively with 虽然, 即使, etc.) still; yet

♦ 我虽然没见过, ~听人说过。 I've heard about it, though I have never seen it.

♦ 我即使干不了重活, ~可以干点轻活嘛。 If I can't do heavy work, I can still do some light work.

4. (used in a hesitant or guarded statement)

♦ ~只好这样了。 We'll have to leave it at that.

♦ 这袋土豆~就一百公斤。 This sack of potatoes weighs a hundred kilos at most.

♦ 他的英语~还可以。 His English is passable.