(zài cì) - once more, again, one more time in Mandarin

zàicì

Traditional: 再次

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Translation

once more, again, one more time

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Word origin

A compound of 再 (zài, 'again') and 次 (cì, 'time, occurrence'), meaning 'once more'. 再 is an indicative form for 'a second time'; 次 combines 冫(ice) with 欠 (qiàn, a yawning figure).

Origin
compound
Root
再 (zài, 'again') + 次 (cì, 'time, occurrence')

Stroke order

Stroke order for 再

再

Stroke order for 次

次

Examples

。

Please try once more.

。

He failed again.

相xiāng。

We met again.

。

He refused my request once again.

相xiāng。

I hope we meet again.

再次 (zài cì) means once more, again, one more time. It is used as an adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.

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This word is taught in chapter 11, lesson 3: 再次, 安静, 离 and 7 more words.