Dictionary🇨🇳 Chinese → 🇺🇸 English
再
zài
Description
"再"的意思是再一次做同样的事情，或者表示以后的时间。
"再" means to do the same thing once more, or to indicate a future time.
我们常常说"再见"，也常常说"再来一次"。
We often say "再见" and also often say "再来一次".
Meanings
再zài
again; once more
请再说一次。
Please say it again.
再zài
then; afterwards (for future actions)
我吃完饭再走。
I'll leave after I finish eating.
再zài
more; further (with adjectives)
这个再便宜一点吧。
Make this a bit cheaper.
Related words
Notes
- Nuance
再 is for repeating something in the future; 又 is for repetition that already happened.
- Etymology
originally meant "a second time," now broadly means "again" or "then."
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