再zàiagain; once more; re-

1. 1.

   again; once more; re-adverb

2. 2.

   then (after sth, and not until then)adverb

• 再again; once more; re-

再 often marks doing something again later; for a state that is still true, learners usually use 还 instead.

1. HSK 1

   请再说。

   Qǐng zàishuō.

   Please say it again.

2. HSK 1

   我们再来。

   Wǒmen zài lái.

   We'll come again.

3. HSK 1

   我要再看。

   Wǒ yào zài kàn.

   I want to look / watch / read again.

4. HSK 1

   明天再来。

   Míngtiān zài lái.

   Come again tomorrow.

再 marks doing an action again (please say it again). 还 marks that something is still true or still going on. 请再说 needs 再; 他还在看 needs 还.

1. 
   Speaker A:

   你可以说吗？

   Nǐ kěyǐ shuō ma?

   Can you say it?

2. 
   Speaker B:

   好。请再说。

   Hǎo. Qǐng zàishuō.

   OK. Please say it again.

3. 
   Speaker A:

   我们明天再来吗？

   Wǒmen míngtiān zài lái ma?

   Shall we come again tomorrow?

4. 
   Speaker B:

   好，明天再来。

   Hǎo, míngtiān zài lái.

   OK, come again tomorrow.

5. 
   Speaker A:

   你要再看吗？

   Nǐ yào zài kàn ma?

   Do you want to look again?

6. 
   Speaker B:

   要，我要再看。

   Yào, wǒ yào zài kàn.

   Yes, I want to look again.

1. 1.Fill in the blank: 请___说。

   A还B再C的
2. 2.Which sentence means "We'll come again"?

   A我们还来。B我们再来。C我们是来。
3. 3.Fill in the blank: 明天___来。

   A再B很C和

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Related words

• 还háistill; still in progressHSK 1
• 来láito comeHSK 1
• 说shuōto speak; to talk; to sayHSK 1
• 看kànto see; to look atHSK 1
• 要yàoto want; to need; to ask forHSK 1
• 不bùno; not so; (bound form) not; un-HSK 1

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