zài

  1. zài adverb again; once more; re-; repeatedly
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Repetition
    Notes: 又 and 再 both express repetition but their use is different. 又 expresses that a situation or action has already repeated. 再 is used for future actions. For example, 没法再管束自己 '[He] had no way to control himself any longer.' (Lao She, 2003, p. 306; Guoyu '再' adv 2; Kroll 2015 '再' 1, p. 583; Unihan '再'; XHZD '再' 1, p. 937)
  2. zài adverb twice
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语 , Subdomain: Quantity
    Notes: (Guoyu '再' adv 1; Kroll 2015 '再' 1a, p. 583; XHZD '再' 1, p. 936)
  3. zài adverb even though
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: As in 再说 (Guoyu '再' adv 5)
  4. zài adverb in addition; even more
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: Expressing expansion, in the sense of 更 (Guoyu '再' adv 4)
  5. zài adverb expressing that if a condition continues then something will occur
    Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
    Notes: (Guoyu '再' adv 3)

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