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再
zài
1.
again
2.
once more
3.
re-
4.
second
5.
another
6.
then (after sth, and not until then)
Character Breakdown (Single character)
Compound Words (20)
一再
yīzài
repeatedly
不再
bùzài
no more
再三
zàisān
over and over again
再不
zàibù
if not, then
再也
zàiyě
(not) any more
再入
zàirù
to re-enter
再则
zàizé
moreover
再四
zàisì
repeatedly
再好
zàihǎo
even better
再婚
zàihūn
to remarry
再嫁
zàijià
to remarry (of woman)
再审
zàishěn
to hear a case again
再度
zàidù
once more
再建
zàijiàn
reconstruction
再拜
zàibài
to bow again
再改
zàigǎi
to renew
再会
zàihuì
to meet again
再次
zàicì
one more time
再版
zàibǎn
second edition
再犯
zàifàn
to repeat a crime
Example Sentences (10)
王老师，我可以再问您一个问题吗？
Wáng lǎoshī, wǒ kěyǐ zài wèn nín yí gè wèntí ma?
Teacher Wang, may I ask you one more question?
Text 1
有的人希望穿得再好一些，房子再大一些，认为经济条件越好人就越幸福。
Yǒu de rén xīwàng chuān de zài hǎo yīxiē, fángzi zài dà yīxiē, rènwéi jīngjì tiáojiàn yuè hǎo rén jiù yuè xìngfú.
Some people hope to dress a bit better, have a slightly bigger house, and believe that the better the economic conditions, the happier people are.
Text 4
再来点儿米饭吧，你吃得太少了。
Zài lái diǎnr mǐfàn ba,nǐ chī de tài shǎo le.
Have a bit more rice, you've eaten too little.
Text 2
有些同学经常把“明天”和“将来”挂在嘴边，常说作业明天再完成，下次考试一定好好儿复习，等等。
Yǒuxiē tóngxué jīngcháng bǎ "míngtiān" hé "jiānglái" guà zài zuǐbiān, cháng shuō zuòyè míngtiān zài wánchéng, xiàcì kǎoshì yídìng hǎohāor fùxí, děngděng.
Some classmates often keep "tomorrow" and "the future" on their lips, often saying they will finish their homework tomorrow, that next time they will definitely review well, and so on.
Text 4
还是老样子，他让我以后不要再抽烟了。
Hái shì lǎo yàngzi, tā ràng wǒ yǐhòu bú yào zài chōuyān le.
Still the same as usual, he told me not to smoke from now on.
Text 2
我虽然去过好几次，但是还想再去玩儿玩儿。
Wǒ suīrán qù guò hǎo jǐ cì, dànshì hái xiǎng zài qù wánr wánr.
Although I have been there several times, I still want to go again and have some fun.
Text 2
是，昨天去看了看，今天又去看了看，明天还要再去看看。
Shì, zuótiān qù kàn le kàn, jīntiān yòu qù kàn le kàn, míngtiān hái yào zài qù kàn kan.
Yes, I went to take a look yesterday, I went to take a look again today, and I will go take another look tomorrow.
Text 1
长时间坐在电脑前面工作，眼睛很容易累。最好是每过一小时就休息休息，然后再开始工作。
Cháng shíjiān zuò zài diànnǎo qiánmiàn gōngzuò, yǎnjing hěn róngyì lèi. Zuì hǎo shì měi guò yī xiǎoshí jiù xiūxi xiūxi, ránhòu zài kāishǐ gōngzuò.
Working in front of a computer for a long time makes your eyes tire easily. It's best to take a break every hour, then start working again.
Text 3
Metadata
- Category
- Chinese
- HSK Character Level
- 1
- Character Frequency Rank
- 241
- Word Frequency Rank
- 70 of 84,292