yě也xǔ许(Mandarin)(Cantonese)
yě也
xǔ许
(Mandarin)
(Cantonese)
也許 (Traditional: 也許)
HSK 4
Dictionary
perhaps; maybe
Examples
也许明天会下雨，你最好带把伞。
Yě xǔ míngtiān huì xiàyǔ, nǐ zuìhǎo dài bǎ sǎn.
→ Perhaps it will rain tomorrow, you'd better bring an umbrella.
他还没来，也许路上堵车了。
Tā hái méi lái, yě xǔ lùshàng dǔchē le.
→ He hasn't arrived yet; maybe there's a traffic jam on the road.
Did You Know?
Confusable
Word Formation
也 means 'also' and 许 means 'to allow' or 'perhaps'.
Usage Tips
也许 is similar to 可能 (kěnéng), but 也许 is more tentative and often used in spoken Chinese, while 可能 can also mean 'possible' in a factual sense.