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再

zài

again; once more; re-

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Meaning of 再 in English

zàiHSK 1adverbSyllabus #270
  1. again; once more; re-
  2. further; beyond this point of time
  3. (before an adjective) more
  4. then (after sth, and not until then)
  5. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc)
  6. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
  7. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis)

Example sentences

  1. 再告訴我點湯姆的情況。
    zài gào sù wǒ diǎn tāng mǔ de qíng kuàng。
    Tell me more about Tom.
    Tatoeba #5650463 by verdastelo9604 · #3199970 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  2. 再检查一下汤姆的脉搏。
    zài jiǎn chá yī xià tāng mǔ de mài bó。
    Check Tom's pulse again.
    Tatoeba #8606824 by slo_oth · #3319247 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR
  3. 不要再让这种事发生了！
    bú yào zài ràng zhè zhǒng shì fā shēng le！
    Don't let that happen again.
    Tatoeba #333710 by fucongcong · #3129353 by CK · CC BY 2.0 FR

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HSK words with 再

再见HSK 1再次HSK 4再说HSK 4一再HSK 6再三HSK 6再生HSK 6再度HSK 7–9再现HSK 7–9再接再厉HSK 7–9

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