又 + 不 / 没 (emphatic negation)
"It's not like…" — pushing back
- again又 before a negative adds a note of protest: "it's not as if…".
- again又no不是child小孩 = "it's not like (I'm) a child."
- This again又 doesn't mean "again" — it strengthens the not不 / not / haven't没.
again又 + not不 / not / haven't没 + Verb
- again又 reinforces the negation, often a mild rebuttal.
I我(emphatic)又not不am是child小孩。
- again又no不是child小孩 = "I'm not a child, you know."
Practice
It's not like I'm a child: 我 ____ 不是小孩。
又 + 不 / 没 strengthens the negation: 又不是小孩 (it's not like I'm a child).
Tone, not "again"
- This again又 carries attitude — it doesn't mean "again" here.
Explore
Correct or broken?
又 + 不/没 pushes back: it's not as if …! — the annoyed defence.
Practice
What does 又 add here?
This 又 adds attitude to a negation; it does NOT mean “again”.
Practice
In 又不是, 又 means “again”.
Here 又 is emphatic (mild protest), not “again”.
Recap
Key idea
- again又 + not不 / not / haven't没 + Verb — emphatic negation / mild protest
- again又no不是child小孩 = "it's not like I'm a child"
- This again又 ≠ "again"; it adds tone
Read the full reference: HSK 4 grammar — Adverbs.