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也许
yéxǔ
(after tone sandhi)
Main
English Definitionperhaps; maybe
Simplified Script也许
Traditional Script也許
Pinyinyěxǔ
Effective Pinyin
(After Tone Sandhi)		yéxǔ
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)ㄧㄝˇ ㄒㄩˇ
Cantonese (Jyutping)jaa5heoi2
Part of Speech(副) adverb
Proficiency Test LevelHSK.v3=2 TOCFL=4
Word Decomposition
也yěalso; too; (in Classical Chinese) final particle implying affirmation; (Chinese surname)
许xǔto allow; to permit; to promise; to praise; somewhat; perhaps; (Chinese surname)

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Words With Same Head Word    
也好yěhǎothat's fine; may as well; (reduplicated) regardless of whether ... or ...
也就是yě jiùshìthat is; i.e.
也就是说yě jiùshìshuōin other words; that is to say; so; thus
也曾yěcéngalso once
也罢yěbà(reduplicated) whether... or...; never mind; fine (indicating acceptance or resignation)
Words With Same Tail Word    
或许huòxǔperhaps; maybe
允许yǔnxǔto permit; to allow
不许bùxǔnot to allow; must not; can't
容许róngxǔto permit; to allow
准许zhǔnxǔto allow; to grant; to permit
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