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= y + e3
(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]
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How to pronounce 也

MandarinBanana teaches pronunciation with the Marilyn Method: every Pinyin syllable is one initial plus one final, the initial becomes a person, an animal or a deity, and the final becomes a place in your memory palace — with the tone deciding which part of that place the scene happens in. Remember the little story below for each half and the whole syllable comes back with them.

= y initial

Y is for Maud Younger.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago
+ e3 final

In the elevator’s living room.

By Matthias • updated about 2 months ago

也 character breakdown

Chinese characters are built out of smaller characters. Each component carries a mnemonic symbol - one concrete object that stands in for it - and a mnemonic story hands those objects to the person and the place that stand for the pronunciation. Learn a component once and every character that reuses it gets easier.

Component Translations
Character component without intrinsic meaning
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gǔn = gu + (e)n3
radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 2)
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shù = shu + Ø4
vertical stroke (in Chinese characters), referred to as 豎筆|竖笔[shu4 bi3]
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= y + a4
component in Chinese characters / archaic variant of 毫[hao2] / archaic variant of 乙[yi3]
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niè = ni + e4
surname Nie
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miē = mi + e1
used in 乜斜[mie1 xie5] / (Cantonese) what?
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Characters with 也 as component

chí = ch + Ø2
to unstring a bow / to slacken / to relax / to loosen
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= t + a1
she
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chí = ch + Ø2
to run fast / to speed / to gallop / to disseminate / to spread
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Words with 也

as empty as anything (idiom); completely bereft / to have nothing / vacuous / hollow / empty (argument, head etc)
best not to mention it / drop it / never mind / let's not talk about it

Sentences with 也

wáng
men
yào
 
 
dài
men
kuài

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(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only) / (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊[a5]

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The excavator is a heavy-duty hydraulic excavator with a weathered yellow paint finish, featuring visible scuffs and minor rust spots. The machine has a rotatable cab with tinted glass windows and a black protective metal grid over the roof. It is equipped with thick, muddy black rubber tracks and a reinforced triple-jointed hydraulic boom arm. The large toothed steel digging bucket is dark charcoal grey with polished silver edges from use. Dual hydraulic cylinders are visible along the arm, and a small red fire extinguisher is mounted to the exterior of the cab.