再
zài
Pinyin

Definition

再
 - 
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 you again later

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)

Sample Sentences

好。你再看这儿，这预付款也太多了吧。
hǎo 。nǐ zài kàn zhèr ，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 bǎobèir ，zhè liǎndànr duō kěài ！dàn tā zìgěr zài zhèr wánr ，hǎoxiàng yǒudiǎnr 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 yīhuìr ba 。
Let’s wait for him for a little while more .
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