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HSK 1

zài

again; once more

Alternative translations

  • de nouveau
  • encore une fois
  • plus
  • puis
  • continuer
  • revenir
  • re-

Explanation

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

Examples

再来一次。

zài lái yī cì

Do it again

你再等一下。

nǐ zài děng yí xià

Wait a moment more