How to say “again” in Chinese

再

zài

again

adverb · HSK 1 · topic “Food and shopping”

“Again” in Chinese is 再, zài: the meaning, a recording of how it sounds, the characters stroke by stroke and examples.

How to pronounce it

再 is read zài. The tone is part of the word: with another melody you get another word, or just a jumble of sounds.

zài — 4th tonesharply falling, like “Stop!”

How to write it

再

zài — again

Strokes go in order: top to bottom and left to right, horizontal before vertical. Tap a character to open its page, with the strokes shown large and the words it appears in. To train your hand, print a handwriting sheet for “再”.

Examples

Sentences from the course lessons with 再. Tap the sound icon to listen.

请再说一遍。qǐngzàishuōyíbiànCould you say that again, please?
关于这个问题我们明天再说guānyúzhègewèntí,wǒmenmíngtiānzàishuōAs for this question, let's talk about it tomorrow.
请再加一份米饭qǐngzàijiāyífènmǐfànPlease add one more portion of rice.
汤里再加一点儿盐吧tānglizàijiāyìdiǎnryánbaLet's add a little more salt to the soup.
肉还没熟再烤一会儿吧ròuháiméishú,zàikǎoyíhuìrbaThe meat isn't done yet, grill it a little longer.
等降价了再买吧děngjiàngjiàlezàimǎibaLet's buy it once the price drops.

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More words from the lesson “At the restaurant”

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Frequently asked questions

How do you say “again” in Chinese?

“Again” in Chinese is 再, pinyin zài.

What does 再 mean?

再 (zài) means “again”.

How do you write 再?

再 is 1 character. The stroke order of each one is shown step by step on this page.

How do you pronounce 再?

再 is read zài. Tones: zài — fourth tone. The page has a native speaker recording.

“again” in the lesson “At the restaurant”

This word is from the topic “Food and shopping” of HSK 1. In the lesson you hear it in a dialogue, build a sentence with it and say it out loud. Start for free, no sign-up needed.

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