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也 yě

  1. yě adverb also / too
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
    Notes: For example, 他不吃饭，也不睡觉 'He does not eat and he also does not sleep.' (Ye Shengtao, 1999, p. 4; Guoyu '也' adverb 1; NCCED 2 '也' 1; Unihan '也')
  2. yě particle a final modal particle indicating certainy or decision
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文
    Notes: The particle 也 marks a noun predicate with a continuing state in Literary Chinese (Pulleyblank 1995, p. 114). For example, 未有仁而遺其親者也 'There never has been a benevolent man who neglected his parents.' (Mengzi: 1.1/1/8, translation by Legge; Guoyu '也' particle 1; Kroll '也' 1; NCCED 1 '也' 1; Unihan '也')
  3. yě particle either
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
    Notes: In the sense of 或者 (Guoyu '也' particle 7; NCCED 2 '也' 2)
  4. yě adverb even
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
    Notes: (NCCED 2 '也' 3)
  5. yě adverb used to soften the tone
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
    Notes: (Guoyu '也' particle 6; NCCED 2 '也' 5)
  6. yě adverb used for emphasis
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
    Notes: For example, 一点也不 'not even a bit' (Guoyu '也' adverb 3)
  7. yě adverb used to mark contrast
    Domain: Literary Chinese 文言文 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
    Notes: For example, 一点也不 'not even a bit' (Guoyu '也' adverb 4)
  8. yě adverb used to mark compromise
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Function Words 虚词
    Notes: In the sense of 让步; for example, 这样也好 'That is fine too.' (Guoyu '也' adverb 5)

Contained in

也门 、 也门里亚尔 、 也许 、 既_也_ 、 一_也_ 、 就是_也_ 、 维也纳 、 维也纳大学 、 破铜烂铁也能成钢 、 空空如也 、 噁乞蒭毘也 、 阿儞怛也 、 空也 、 弘也 、 也先 、 也先台吉 、 也先太师 、 一切皆如也 、 不动心也 、 如也 、 安然也 、 悟也么? 、 淡然也 、 道如也 、 是何祥也

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Collection Document Title Occurrences
Humanistic Buddhism Series 5 - The Human World and Practice 《人間佛教系列5－人間與實踐》 Humanistic Buddhism: A Blueprint for Life 人間佛教的藍圖 212
Buddhist Affinities over a Century 7 - A Monastic's Faith 1 《百年佛緣7－僧信篇1》 The Mainland Sangha in Taiwan 大陸僧侶在台灣 196
Buddhist Affinities over a Century 8 - A Monastic's Faith 2 《百年佛緣8－僧信篇2》 The Contribution of Elderly Lay People 長者居士們的貢獻 167
Buddhist Affinities over a Century 11 - Practicing the Buddha’s Way 1 《百年佛緣11－行佛篇1》 A Roaming Monk Wanders the World 雲水行腳走天下 164
Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 India 印度 160
Buddhist Affinities over a Century 2 - Life 2 《百年佛緣2－生活篇2》 I Can Tolerate this for a Lifetime 我就這樣忍了一生 156
Traces Over the Sky and Ocean 《海天遊踪》 Japan 日本 155
Treatises on Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教論文集》 Humanistic Buddhism and Training in Meditation 人間佛教的定學 153
The Three Trainings in Humanistic Buddhism 《人間佛教的戒定慧》 Meditative Concentration in Humanistic Buddhism 人間佛教的定學 153
Humanistic Buddhism Series Contemporary Questions Symposium 《人間佛教當代問題座談會》 Community Ethics Investigation (Volume 2) - A Buddhist View of 'Inter-Religion Relations' 族群倫理探討（中冊） 佛教對「宗教之間」的看法 142

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