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再次zài cìonce more; once again

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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. 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?

  1. 我想再次感谢你。

    Wǒ xiǎng zàicì gǎnxiè nǐ.

    I want to thank you once again.

  2. 他再次来到了这个城市。

    Tā zàicì lái dào le zhège chéngshì.

    He came to this city once again.

  3. 请再次检查一下。

    Qǐng zàicì jiǎnchá yíxià.

    Please check it once more.

How is 再次 used in a conversation?

  1. 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?

  2. Speaker B:

    我再次考了第一名!

    Wǒ zàicì kǎo le dì yī míng!

    I came first once again!

  3. 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?

  4. Speaker B:

    差不多三个小时。

    Chàbuduō sān gè xiǎoshí.

    About three hours.

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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.