Writing
再 (zài) — how to say "again" in Chinese
再
Again, then
frequency adverb
How to use it
frequency adverb
Goes before the verb.
你再试试。
nǐ zài shì shì
Try again.
linking adverb
Goes after the subject, before the verb — not at the start like a conjunction.
你明天再来吧。
nǐ míng tiān zài lái ba
Come again tomorrow.
Radicals / Keys
冂
Wide
#13 · jiōng · 2 strokes
Synonyms
Collocations
再来
zài lái
come again
Examples
吃完饭再去火车站。
After eating, I'll go to the train station.
再来一次
One more time.
Mnemonic
[zài-] Zany the Clown 🤡 decides to draw a magic door, starting with a horizontal line 一 and then adding lines 再 to make it appear again. Every time he finishes, the door disappears, making Zany laugh and exclaim, "I must try 再 again—it's a magical door!"
Frequently asked questions
How to say again in Mandarin?
"again" in Chinese is 再 (zài).
再 meaning in English
再 (zài) means "Again, then".
How is 再 pronounced?
It is pronounced zài (written as zai). You can listen to the pronunciation on this page.
How do you write "again" in Chinese characters?
It is written 再 and has 6 strokes. The Writing section above animates the stroke order and lets you trace it.
What HSK level is 再?
再 belongs to the HSK 2 vocabulary list.
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Grammar with 再
再 — again in the future
再 (zài) + Verb
先 — first… then…
先 (xiān)……, 再 (zài)……
再说 — in addition, besides
⋯⋯，再说 (zàishuō)，⋯⋯
对于 vs 至于 — as for, regarding
对于 (duìyú) + Topic (focus) / 至于 (zhìyú) + Topic (transition)
至于 — as for, regarding
至于 (zhìyú) + Topic, Main Clause
再也不 — never again
Subj. + 再也 (zài yě) + 不 (bù) + Verb Phrase + 了 (le)