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也许

yě xǔ · ye xu

Traditional 也許

HSK 2Old HSK 4

Meaning

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  1. perhaps
  2. maybe
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Maybe the mountain closes

  1. Dengdeng

    周末(zhōumò)你(nǐ)去(qù)爬山(páshān)吗(ma)？

    Are you going hiking this weekend?

  2. Liangliang

    也许(yěxǔ)去(qù)，也许(yěxǔ)不(bù)去(qù)。

    Maybe I'll go, maybe I won't.

  3. Dengdeng

    为什么(wèishénme)？

    Why?

  4. Liangliang

    看(kàn)我(wǒ)几(jǐ)点(diǎn)起床(qǐchuáng)。也许(yěxǔ)十点(shídiǎn)，也许(yěxǔ)十二点(shíèrdiǎn)。

    It depends when I get up. Maybe ten, maybe twelve.

  5. Dengdeng

    十二点(shíèrdiǎn)？也许(yěxǔ)山(shān)已经(yǐjīng)下班(xiàbān)了(le)。

    Twelve? Maybe the mountain has already closed for the day.

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In a sentence

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01

也(yě)许(xǔ)我(wǒ)会(huì)马(mǎ)上(shàng)放(fàng)弃(qì)然(rán)后(hòu)去(qù)打(dǎ)盹(dǔn)。

I may give up soon and just nap instead.

Tatoeba: Chinese by fucongcong · English by brauliobezerra · CC BY 2.0 FR. Pinyin added or corrected.

02

天(tiān)也(yě)许(xǔ)要(yào)下(xià)雨(yǔ)，你(nǐ)最(zuì)好(hǎo)带(dài)把(bǎ)伞(sǎn)。

It might rain, so you'd better bring an umbrella.

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也
yě

(adverb) also; both ... and ... (before predicates only); (literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 (a)

许
xǔ

to allow; to permit

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