(zài) - again; then (sequential) in Mandarin
zàiTraditional: 再
Translation
again; then (sequential)
Word origin
再 (zài) means 'again'. It is an indicative character derived from an ancient form taken to show two stacked elements signifying repetition or a second occurrence, hence 'once more'.
- Origin
- ideograph
- Root
- 再, an ancient indicative form conveying 'a second time, again'
Stroke order
再
Examples
遍。
Please say it again.
，。
Eat first, then go and rest.
！
Goodbye! (lit. see you again)
。
Let us chat again tomorrow.
Where this fits
Appears in 5 words
Multi-character compounds in the corpus that contain 再.
Used in
Grammar articles
(7)Mandarin Conjunctions: 虽然…但是, 因为…所以, 如果…就 and the Paired Structures That Join Clauses
Mandarin Greetings and Survival Phrases: Say Something Today
The Experiential 过 (guò) in Mandarin: Saying You Have Ever Done Something
Topic-Comment Structure in Mandarin: Fronting 这本书我看过 and Why Word Order Bends
又 (yòu) vs 再 (zài) vs 还 (hái) in Mandarin: The Three Ways to Say 'Again'
The Mandarin 于 (yú) Family: 对于, 关于, 由于, 至于, 属于, 位于, 终于
The Mandarin 者 (zhě) Suffix: 作者, 读者, 前者, and Naming the One Who Does It
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