也 yě also; too; as well; (not …) either(used after a verbal or nominal expression X to indicate that X is an extreme or unexpected case) even (X)(literary) particle having functions similar to 啊 asurname Ye Example sentences 他不睡觉也不吃饭。 tā bù shuìjiào yě bù chīfàn. He doesn't sleep or eat 我有一本书，他也有一本书。 wǒ yǒuyī běn shū, tā yěyǒu yī běn shū. I have a book, he also has a book