(zài yě) - never again, not any more in Mandarin
zàiyěTraditional: 再也
Translation
never again, not any more
Word origin
A two-character word combining 再 (zài) 'again, once more' and 也 (yě) 'also, even'. 再 is an old indicative character conventionally meaning 'a second time'; 也 was originally a pictograph, later borrowed for its grammatical sense. Together they give the emphatic 'never again' in negative sentences.
- Origin
- compound
- Root
- 再 (zài, 'again') + 也 (yě, 'also, even')
Other proposed origins
- The character 也 has a debated original meaning; some analyses take it as a drawing of a serpent, others as a ladle or a womb. (也 (yě), pictograph of disputed referent)
Stroke order
再
也
Examples
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I will never go there again.
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She will never cry again.
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He never spoke again.
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He never wants to see her again.
忍。
I cannot bear it any longer.
再也 (zài yě) means never again, not any more. It is used as an adverb in everyday Mandarin speech.
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