再次zài cìonce more; once again
再次 (zài cì) means "once more" or "once again." It goes before a verb to say an action happens another time, and sounds a little more formal than 再. 我想再次感谢你 says I want to thank you once again, and 他再次来到了这个城市 says he came to this city once more.
What does 再次 mean?
- 1.
once more; once againadverb
What do the characters in 再次 mean?
- 再again; once more; re-
- 次classifier for enumerated events: time
How do you use 再次?
再次 goes right before the verb; it is common in polite or written sentences such as 再次感谢.
Patterns
再次 + Verb
我想再次感谢你。
Wǒ xiǎng zàicì gǎnxiè nǐ.
I want to thank you once again.
再次 + 感谢 + Person
我想再次感谢你。
Wǒ xiǎng zàicì gǎnxiè nǐ.
I want to thank you once again.
What are some examples of 再次 in a sentence?
How is 再次 used in a conversation?
- Speaker A:
这次考试的成绩怎么样?
Zhè cì kǎoshì de chéngjì zěnmeyàng?
How are your results on this exam?
- Speaker B:
我再次考了第一名!
Wǒ zàicì kǎo le dì yī míng!
I came first once again!
- Speaker A:
太棒了!你每天学习多长时间?
Tài bàng le! Nǐ měi tiān xuéxí duō cháng shíjiān?
Great! How long do you study every day?
- Speaker B:
差不多三个小时。
Chàbuduō sān gè xiǎoshí.
About three hours.
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Related words
- 再zàiagain; once more; re-HSK 1
- 重新chóng xīnagainHSK 4
- 再说zài shuōto put off a discussion until laterHSK 4
- 次cìclassifier for enumerated events: timeHSK 2
- 再见zài jiàngoodbyeHSK 1
- 不得不bù dé bùhave no choice or option but toHSK 4
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English glosses on this page are adapted from CC-CEDICT, published by MDBG (snapshot 2026-10-23), licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. Glosses were edited for learners.