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The Chinese word yexu - 也许 - yěxǔ
(perhaps in Chinese)
Phonetic script (Hanyu Pinyin)
yěxǔ
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(Mandarin = standard Chinese without accent)
Note: In this special case, one of the tones is pronounced differently than the (written) Pinyin phonetic script indicates. This phenomenon is called Tone sandhi.
English translations
perhaps,
may, maybe, possibly, should be
Chinese characters:
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也许 ( yexu / yěxǔ ) in traditional characters
也許
Chinese Pinyin example sentence with 也许 ( yexu / yěxǔ ) ⓘWriting in Pinyin
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Before using this Pinyin example sentence, consider that Chinese characters should always be your first choice in written communication.
If you cannot use Chinese characters, it is preferable to use the Pinyin with tones. Only use the Pinyin without tones if there's no other option (e.g. writing a text message from/to a mobile phone that doesn't support special characters such as ā, í, ǒ, ù).
Ta yexu bu lai le.
Tā yěxǔ bù lái le.– English translation: Perhaps he won't come.
Tags and additional information
(Meaning of individual characters, character components etc.)
also | perhaps
也许 ( yexu / yěxǔ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 208)
也许 ( yexu / yěxǔ ) belongs to the 500 most common composed words in Chinese language (rank 208)
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