再
zài
Pinyin

Definition

再
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zài
  1. again
  2. once more
  3. re-
  4. second
  5. another
  6. then (after sth, and not until then)
  7. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[yě] or 都[dōu] for emphasis)

Character Decomposition

Related Words (20)

再
zài
  1. 1 again
  2. 2 once more
  3. 3 re-
  4. 4 second
  5. 5 another
  6. 6 then (after sth, and not until then)
  7. 7 no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[yě] or 都[dōu] for emphasis)
一再
yī zài
  1. 1 repeatedly
再度
zài dù
  1. 1 once more
  2. 2 once again
  3. 3 one more time
再次
zài cì
  1. 1 one more time
  2. 2 again
  3. 3 one more
  4. 4 once again
再见
zài jiàn
  1. 1 goodbye
  2. 2 see you again later
一犯再犯
yī fàn zài fàn
  1. 1 to keep doing (the wrong thing)
一错再错
yī cuò zài cuò
  1. 1 to repeat errors
  2. 2 to continue blundering
  3. 3 to make continuous mistakes
不再
bù zài
  1. 1 no more
  2. 2 no longer
再三
zài sān
  1. 1 over and over again
  2. 2 again and again
再入
zài rù
  1. 1 to re-enter
再好
zài hǎo
  1. 1 even better
再婚
zài hūn
  1. 1 to remarry
再拜
zài bài
  1. 1 to bow again
  2. 2 to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times)
  3. 3 (in letters, an expression of respect)
再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì
  1. 1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
  2. 2 unremitting efforts
再改
zài gǎi
  1. 1 to renew
  2. 2 to reform
再会
zài huì
  1. 1 to meet again
  2. 2 until we meet again
  3. 3 goodbye
再版
zài bǎn
  1. 1 second edition
  2. 2 reprint
再犯
zài fàn
  1. 1 to repeat a crime
  2. 2 persistent offender
再现
zài xiàn
  1. 1 to recreate
  2. 2 to reconstruct (a historical relic)
再生
zài shēng
  1. 1 to be reborn
  2. 2 to regenerate
  3. 3 to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person)
  4. 4 recycling
  5. 5 regeneration

Idioms (10)

再接再厉
zài jiē zài lì
  1. 1 to continue the struggle (idiom); to persist
  2. 2 unremitting efforts
再生父母
zài shēng fù mǔ
  1. 1 like a second parent (idiom); one's great benefactor
再衰三竭
zài shuāi sān jié
  1. 1 weakening and close to exhaustion (idiom); in terminal decline
  2. 2 on one's last legs
恩同再造
ēn tóng zài zào
  1. 1 your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life (idiom)
时不再来
shí bù zài lái
  1. 1 Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom)
有借有还，再借不难
yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán
  1. 1 return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom)
东山再起
dōng shān zài qǐ
  1. 1 lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback
机不可失，失不再来
jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái
  1. 1 opportunity knocks but once (idiom)
机不可失，时不再来
jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái
  1. 1 Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom)
青春不再
qīng chūn bù zài
  1. 1 lit. one's youth will never return
  2. 2 to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom)

Sample Sentences

好。你再看这儿，这预付款也太多了吧。
hǎo 。nǐ zài kàn zhèr5 ，zhè yùfùkuǎn yě tài duō le ba 。
Alright. Then you look at this article. The down payment is a bit too much.
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媳妇儿啊，看看我们的小宝贝儿，这脸蛋儿多可爱！但他自个儿在这儿玩儿，好像有点儿孤单。我们再生个孩子，给他做个伴儿吧！
xífur a ，kànkan wǒmen de xiǎo bǎobèir5 ，zhè liǎndànr5 duō kěài ！dàn tā zìgěr5 zài zhèr5 wánr5 ，hǎoxiàng yǒudiǎnr5 gūdān 。wǒmen zài shēng ge háizi ，gěi tā zuò ge bàner ba ！
My dear, look at our little baby, what a cute face! But he’s playing here by himself, and he seems a little lonely. Let’s have another baby to keep him company!
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再...
zài ...
Keep...
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再加把劲。
zài jiā bǎ jìn 。
Power on.
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再努把力
zài nǔ bǎ lì
Keep up the hard work.
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咱们吃饭不谈公事，只谈交情。这以后再说。
zánmen chīfàn bù tán gōngshì ，zhǐ tán jiāoqing 。zhè yǐhòu zàishuō 。
Let’s not talk about the business, but build the relationship during the meal. I'll see these later.
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再来呢？
zàilái ne ？
What next?
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我想再去一次那家餐馆。
wǒ xiǎng zài qù yīcì nà jiā cānguǎn 。
I want to go to that restaurant again.
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现在下班了，请你明天再来吧。
xiànzài xiàbān le ，qǐng nǐ míngtiān zài lái ba 。
It’s after office hours now, please come back again tomorrow.
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我们再等他一会儿吧。
wǒmen zài děng tā yīhuìr5 ba 。
Let’s wait for him for a little while more .
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