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(once) again

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MEANING5 meanings

MEANING

  1. adverb

    (once) again

    表示动作或情况再一次发生或出现biǎoshì dòngzuò huò qíngkuàng zài yī cì fāshēng huò chūxiàn

    • He's here again.

    • She forgot to bring her keys again.

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      So what?

    • She's going on and on again.

    • She studies both Vietnamese and English.

    • He is skilled in both mathematics and literature.

    • This fabric is both cheap and durable.

  2. adverb

    both... and...

    同时具有两种情况或特征tóngshíjù yǒu liǎng zhǒng qíngkuàng huò tèzhēng

    • He is both tall and handsome.

    • This dish is both fragrant and spicy — I love it.

  3. adverb

    and yet

    表示动作、情况重复发生或同时存在两种情况biǎoshì dòngzuò、qíngkuàng chóngfù fāshēng huò tongshí cunzài liǎng zhǒng qíngkuàng

    • This problem was both difficult and complicated — it took me a long time to finish.

  4. adverb

    also

    也;并且;同时yě;bìngqiě;tóngshí

    • He's come again.

    • This dish is both fragrant and spicy, and I love it.

  5. adverb

    (used for emphasis) anyway

    表示情况继续发生或重复出现biǎoshì qíngkuàng jìxù fāshēng huò chóngfù chūxiàn

    • You're not a child anymore.

    • It's not like you've lost anything.

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CHARACTER ANALYSIS

The image of a right hand with thumb and fingers spread out conveys the meaning of "again" or "one more time."

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