也许

也許

yěxǔ

adverb HSK 2 #164

Meanings

1 perhaps
2 maybe

Characters

to allow; perhaps

Examples

也许他不来了。

Yěxǔ tā bù lái le.

Maybe he's not coming.

也许明天会下雨。

Yěxǔ míngtiān huì xiàyǔ.

Perhaps it will rain tomorrow.

你也许是对的。

Nǐ yěxǔ shì duì de.

You might be right.

Tips

usage

也许 is slightly more formal than 可能. In everyday speech, 可能 is more common.

Stroke Order

也 yě

许 xǔ