再

zài

Dictionary entry

again; once more; re-

What does 再 mean?

再 (zài) has the following dictionary meaning.

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

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再zàiagain; once more; re- · further; beyond this point of time

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