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又 looks backward: the same footprint, pressed twice

The picture The same footprint pressed down a second time on ground you've already walked.

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  1. that footprint again

    你怎么迟到了?

    nǐ zěn me yòu chí dào le

    How are you late again?

    Use 又 for what already happened, 再 for what hasn't. Say 明天再来, not 明天又来.

  2. today on top of yesterday

    昨天下雨,今天下雨。

    zuó tiān xià yǔ, jīn tiān yòu xià yǔ

    It rained yesterday, and it's raining again today.

  3. the same slip once more

    忘了带钥匙。

    wǒ yòu wàng le dài yào shi

    I forgot my keys again.

  4. the cycle comes back around

    明天是星期一了。

    míng tiān yòu shì xīng qī yī le

    Tomorrow is Monday again.

    For a cycle that is already fixed, 又 is used even about the future.

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