再

zài

again; once more; re-

further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur

a picture of 再 → again

The character originally depicted two fish caught on a line — a second catch, a repeated haul. That sense of doing something a second time extended naturally into the general meaning of 'again' or 'once more.'

一+冉→再

Words with 再

陈再道

chén zài dào

Chen Zaidao (1909-1993), general in the People's Liberation Army

青春不再

qīng chūn bù zài

lit. one's youth will never return

一再

yī zài

repeatedly

一改再改

yī gǎi zài gǎi

to change (sth) repeatedly

一犯再犯

yī fàn zài fàn

to keep doing (the wrong thing)

一而再，再而三

yī ér zài , zài ér sān

again and again

一错再错

yī cuò zài cuò

to repeat errors

不再

bù zài

no more; no longer

再嫁

zài jià

(of woman) to remarry

再一次

zài yī cì

again

再三

zài sān

over and over again

再三再四

zài sān zài sì

repeatedly

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