再

Again in Chinese: 再 (zài)

zài

again

HSK 22 example sentences

Definitions

  1. 1again; once more; re-
  2. 2second; another
  3. 3then (after sth, and not until then)
  4. 4no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)

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再

Zhuyin

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ㄗㄞˋ

zài

ㄗ/ zㄞ/ aiˋ/ fourth tone

Example sentences

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  • 以后再讲。

    yǐ hòu zài jiǎng。

    Talk to you later.

  • 欢迎再来。

    huān yíng zài lái。

    Do come again.

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Related words

再见

zài jiàn

goodbye

再三

zài sān

over and over again

一再

yī zài

repeatedly

再次

zài cì

one more time

再也

zài yě

(not) any more

不再

bù zài

no more

再生

zài shēng

to be reborn

再说

zài shuō

to say again

再度

zài dù

once more

再现

zài xiàn

to recreate

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