再 zài
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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) -
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) -
zài
adverb
even though
Domain: Modern Chinese 现代汉语
Notes: As in 再说 (Guoyu '再' adv 5) -
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) -
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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- 再犯 to repeat a crime
- 再制(再製) to make more of the same thing; to reproduce; to reprocess; to remanufacture
- 再育 to increase; to multiply; to proliferate
- 再衰三竭 weakening and close to exhaustion; in terminal decline; on one's last legs
- 再保证(再保證) to reassure
- 恩同再造 your favor amounts to being given a new lease on life
- 再开(再開) to reopen; to start again
- 佳人难再得(佳人難再得) The beautiful woman is difficult to obtain again
- 再制盐(再製鹽) refined salt
- 再也 (not) any more
- 机不可失,失不再来(機不可失,失不再來) opportunity knocks but once
- 再则(再則) moreover; besides
- 再顾倾人国(再顧傾人國) With another look, states are overthrown
- 财务再保险(財務再保險) financial reinsurance; fin re
- 再说(再說) to talk about it later ; what's more; besides ; to say again
- 再拜 to bow repeatedly ; to bow a second time
- 再赛(再賽) a replay (of sports match); a play-off
- 时不再来(時不再來) Time that has passed will never come back.
- 可再生 renewable
- 再入 to re-enter
- 再生父母 like a second parent; one's great benefactor
- 不可再生资源(不可再生資源) nonrenewable resource
- 再生能源 renewable energy source
- 再现(再現) to recreate; to reconstruct
- 一而再,再而三(一而再,再而三) again and again
- 再临(再臨) to come again
- 再好 even better
- 再利用 to reuse
- 再迁(再遷) to promote again; to reappoint
- 再生燃料 renewable fuel
- 一再 repeatedly; time and again
- 再读(再讀) to read again; to review (a lesson etc)
- 再活化假说(再活化假說) reactivation hypothesis
- 再三 over and over again
- 再见全垒打(再見全壘打) walk-off home run
- 再使用 to reuse
- 再生制动(再生制動) regenerative braking
- 一错再错(一錯再錯) to repeat errors; to continue blundering; to make continuous mistakes
- 不再 no more; no longer
- 再三再四 repeatedly; over and over again
- 再生不良性贫血(再生不良性貧血) aplastic anemia
- 再版 a second edition; a reprint
- 东山再起(東山再起) to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan; to make a comeback
- 可再生原 renewable resource
- 再次 one more time; again; one more; once again
- 再嫁 to remarry (of woman)
- 再屠现金(再屠現金) cash in transit
- 再起 to arise again; to make a comeback; resurgence
- 再度 once more; once again
- 可一而不可再 may be done once and once only; just this once
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