文

zài
再

HSK 1
common
adverb

Meaning of 再

再 means again; once more; another time; further; more; to a greater extent. Pronounced zài. HSK 1.

  • again; once more; another time
  • further; more; to a greater extent
  • if...then; in case; otherwise

Character Info

Radical冂
Strokes6
Components
冂
土
丨

Stroke Order

再

Definitions & Examples

Qǐng请
zài再
shuō说
yī一
biàn遍
 ，
wǒ我
méi没
tīng听
qīng清
chǔ楚
 。

Please say it again, I didn't hear clearly.

Wǒ我
men们
míng明
tiān天
zài再
tǎo讨
lùn论
zhè这
ge个
wèn问
tí题
ba吧
 。

Let's discuss this issue again tomorrow.

Tā他
jué决
dìng定
zài再
shì试
yī一
cì次
 ，
xī希
wàng望
néng能
chéng成
gōng功
 。

He decided to try once more, hoping to succeed.

Zhè这
běn本
shū书
hěn很
yǒu有
qù趣
 ，
wǒ我
xiǎng想
zài再
dú读
yī一
biàn遍
 。

This book is very interesting; I want to read it again.

Wǒ我
men们
bì必
xū须
zài再
jiē接
zài再
lì厉
 ，
zhēng争
qǔ取
gèng更
hǎo好
de的
chéng成
jì绩
 。

We must continue to make persistent efforts to achieve better results.

Relations

Common Words

再次zàicì

again; once more; a second time

再见 / 再見zàijiàn

goodbye; see you again; farewell

另外lìngwài

another; in addition; besides

再则 / 再則zàizé

moreover; furthermore; besides

再三zàisān

repeatedly; again and again

再版zàibǎn

republish; reissue; second edition

再度zàidù

once more; again; for the second time

再犯zàifàn

reoffend; recidivist

再会 / 再會zàihuì

goodbye; farewell; see you again

再嫁zàijià

remarry (of a woman)