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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary

也许 [yěxǔ]
  1. 1. adverb perhaps
    他还没到,也许是没赶上车。
    He's still not arrived – perhaps he missed the bus.

Comprehensive Chinese-English Dictionary

也许 [yěxǔ]
  1. 1. perhaps; probably; maybe
    也许病了。
    Perhaps he's ill.
    也许来,也许不来。
    I may or may not come.

Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary

也许 [yěxǔ]
  1. 1. 表示猜测估计不能肯定的意思
    他明天也许会来。
    我的回答也许不太恰当。

Examples

我这个建议也许是马后炮。
It's probably already too late for my suggestion to do any good.
事情未必如他所说的那么可怕,也许完全是杞人忧天。
Things may not be as bad as he says. Maybe he is merely imagining things.
也许是我少见多怪。
Maybe it was all due to my own ignorance.
也许不会下雨,不过还是带把伞,以防万一。
It may not rain, but you'd better take an umbrella just in case.
在电子图书馆也许能够检索到你想要的资料。
You might find the information you need in an electronic library.
这都是说不准的事,也许到时候又二乎了。
It is not a promising thing; probably it will just fizzle out.
也许你还不知道,电脑键盘也是主要的辐射源。
Computer keyboards are also a major source of radiation, perhaps you did not know.
也许他的活法我们看不惯,但是他活的很自在。
Maybe we do not appreciate their living style, but they are enjoying their lives.

Word Decomposition


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nciku Note

The adverb as a conveyor of mood

The adverb as a conveyor of mood

An adverb is used to modify the adjective or verb as an adverbial adjunct and should precede the word or words being modified. Verbs or even nouns ending with the character "地" de and functioning as adverbs remain to be regarded as adjectives.

Some adverbs can show the mood of the sentences, such as "可" , "幸亏" xìngkuī , "多亏" duōkuī , "难道" nándào , "何尝" hécháng , "居然" jūrán , "究竟" jiūjìng , "到底" dàodǐ , "偏偏" piānpiān , "索性" suǒxìng , "简直" jiǎnzhí , "反正" fǎnzhèng , "却" què , "倒" dào , "也许" yěxǔ , "大约" dàyuē , "好在" hǎozài , "差点儿" chàdiǎnr , "果真" guǒzhēn , "敢情" gǎnqing , "明明" míngmíng , "果然" guǒrán , etc.
(1)你真厉害啊!
(2) 幸亏我没去。
(3) 多亏有你在。
(4) 难道是我的错?
(5) 他们想家,其实我又何尝不是呢?
(6) 他今天居然没来。
(7) 他们究竟有什么企图?
(8) 你什么时候来不好,偏偏这时候来。
(9) 都这么晚了,他也许不会来了。
(10) 说了半天,敢情你什么也没听进去啊?

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