也许yě xǔperhaps; maybe

1. 1.

   perhaps; maybeadverb

• 也not compositional here
• 许perhaps

See it in 也许他明天来 and 也许你是对的.

1. HSK 1

   也许他明天来。

   Yěxǔ tā míngtiān lái.

   Perhaps he will come tomorrow.

2. HSK 1

   也许你是对的。

   Yěxǔ nǐ shì duì de.

   Maybe you are right.

3. HSK 1

   他今天没来，也许他病了。

   Tā jīntiān méi lái, yěxǔ tā bìng le.

   He didn't come today; maybe he is sick.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   小王今天怎么没来？

   Xiǎo Wáng jīntiān zěnme méi lái?

   Why didn't Xiao Wang come today?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   我不知道。也许他病了。

   Wǒ bù zhīdào. Yěxǔ tā bìng le.

   I don't know. Maybe he is sick.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我给他打个电话吧。

   Wǒ gěi tā dǎ ge diànhuà ba.

   Let me give him a call.

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好。

   Hǎo.

   OK.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: ___你是对的。 (Maybe you are right.)

   A也许B因为C所有
2. 2.What does 也许他明天来。 mean?

   APerhaps he will come tomorrow.BHe came yesterday.CHe will not come.
3. 3.Which word fits: 他今天没来，___他病了。 (He didn't come today; maybe he is sick.)

   A也许B一起C非常

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• 可能kě néngmight (happen); possible; probable; maybe; perhapsHSK 2
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• 也yěalso; too; as well; (not ...) eitherHSK 1
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