也 yě▶ también

Stroke order

也 is written in 3 strokes.

• 也

Senses

1. also; too; as well; (not ...) either
2. (used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)

Example sentences

• 我也想去北京。Wǒ yě xiǎng qù Běijīng.I also want to go to Beijing.
• 它也在这儿吃饭。Tā yě zài zhèr chīfàn.It is also eating here.
• 我也有一本书。Wǒ yě yǒu yì běn shū.I also have a book.
• 她也在学汉语。Tā yě zài xué Hànyǔ.She is also learning Chinese.

Related words

• 也许quizás

也 is pronounced yě and means “también”. HSK 2 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 也 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.