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也yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) either

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也 (yě) means "also" or "too." Place it after the subject and before the verb or adjective; it cannot end a sentence by itself. For "me too," say 我也是 or repeat the verb. In negative sentences it still means "also," often translated as "either."

What does 也 mean?

  1. 1.

    also; too; as well; (not ...) eitheradverb

What does the character 也 mean?

  • 也also; too; as well; (not ...) either

How do you use 也?

Grammar patterns

  1. 1

    Subj. + 也 + Verb / [Verb Phrase]

    Put 也 after the subject and before the verb. It never ends the sentence alone.

  2. 2

    Subj. + 也 (+ Adv.) + Adj.

    Before an adjective, 也 comes before the usual adverb such as 很.

  3. 3

    我也是。

    To say "me too," use 我也是 or repeat the verb; do not say 我也 by itself.

也 sits after the subject; English "too" often comes at the end, but that word order is not good Chinese.

Patterns

  • 也 + Verb

    我也想去。

    Wǒ yě xiǎng qù.

    I also want to go.

  • 也不 + Verb

    他也不忙。

    Tā yě bù máng.

    He isn't busy either.

What are some examples of 也 in a sentence?

  1. HSK 1

    我也是学生。

    Wǒ yě shì xuésheng.

    I am a student too.

  2. HSK 1

    他也喜欢中文。

    Tā yě xǐhuan Zhōngwén.

    He also likes Chinese.

  3. HSK 2

    你也很高。

    Nǐ yě hěn gāo.

    You are also tall.

  4. HSK 1

    我也不知道。

    Wǒ yě bù zhīdào.

    I don't know either.

How is 也 different from 都?

也 means "also" for another subject doing the same thing. 都 (dōu) means "all" or "both" for everyone in the subject. 我也喜欢 is "I like it too"; 我们都喜欢 is "we all like it."

Only 也 fits here

我也喜欢。

Wǒ yě xǐhuan.

I like it too.

How is 也 used in a conversation?

  1. Speaker A:

    我是学生。

    Wǒ shì xuésheng.

    I am a student.

  2. Speaker B:

    我也是。

    Wǒ yě shì.

    I am too.

  3. Speaker A:

    我喜欢喝茶。

    Wǒ xǐhuan hē chá.

    I like drinking tea.

  4. Speaker B:

    我也喜欢。

    Wǒ yě xǐhuan.

    I like it too.

  5. Speaker A:

    你知道吗？

    Nǐ zhīdào ma?

    Do you know?

  6. Speaker B:

    我也不知道。

    Wǒ yě bù zhīdào.

    I don't know either.

Can you use 也 correctly?

0 of 3 answered
  1. 1.Fill in the blank: 我___是学生。
  2. 2.Which sentence is correct for "me too"?
  3. 3.Fill in the blank to mean “I don’t know either”: 我___不知道。

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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.