zài

Novice Level 1* ★ Core word
Adverb

Definition

  1. again; once more; re-
  2. further; beyond this point of time
  3. (before an adjective) more
  4. then (after sth, and not until then)
  5. no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)
  6. (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則, 再就是 etc)
  7. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur

Stroke order

Tap a character to replay.

Example

請再說一次,好嗎?

Please say it again, okay?

Related words at this level

Vocabulary & levels: TBCL / NAER. Parts of speech: TOCFL 8000-word list (SC-TOP). Definitions: CC-CEDICT & CFDICT (CC BY-SA). Stroke data: Make Me a Hanzi (Arphic Public License).