also

a picture of 亦 → also, likewise

亦 is an ancient pictograph originally depicting a person with marks on both sides of the torso, suggesting symmetry — 'on this side and also that side.' Its meaning of 'also' grew naturally from that bilateral sense.

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他喜欢画画,喜欢写字。

tā xǐ huān huà huà,yì xǐ huān xiě zì。

He likes drawing, and also likes writing.

这件事难,很重要,不能忽视。

zhè jiàn shì nán,yì hěn zhòng yào,bù néng hū shì。

This matter is difficult, and also very important — it cannot be ignored.

Words with 亦

不亦

bù yì

(literary) isn't it truly …?; how … it is!

不亦乐乎

bù yì lè hū

lit. isn't that a joy? (quote from Confucius)

亦且

yì qiě

variant of 抑且[yi4 qie3]

亦作

yì zuò

also written as

亦即

yì jí

namely

亦或

yì huò

or

亦敌亦友

yì dí yì yǒu

(idiom) to be both friend and foe to each other; to have a friendly rivalry

亦步亦趋

yì bù yì qū

to blindly follow suit (idiom)

亦称

yì chēng

also known as

亦庄

yì zhuāng

Yizhuang town in Beijing municipality

人云亦云

rén yún yì yún

to say what everyone says (idiom)

反之亦然

fǎn zhī yì rán

vice versa

More characters with 亠