zài
再 (zài) is a Chinese word meaning “again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more”.
Meanings
- 1again; once more; re-
- 2further; beyond this point of time
- 3(before an adjective) more
- 4then (after sth, and not until then)
- 5no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis)
- 6(used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc)
- 7(literary) to reappear; to reoccur
- Part of speech
- adverb
Related words
再见goodbye不再no more; no longer再次once more; once again再说to say again再也(not) ever again; (not) any longer再度once more; once again; one more time再生to be reborn再婚to remarry再现to recreate一再repeatedly再三over and over again东山再起lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback