再 zài in a sentence
Again (more - then - besides - another - re-)
再 (zài) means Again (more - then - besides - another - re-). Below are 24 sentences on this site that use it — with pinyin, an English translation and audio. All of them were written by hand; none is machine generated.
Dictionary examples
手洗干净了 再 吃饭。
Shǒu xǐ gānjìng le zài chī fàn.
Wash your hands clean before eating.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 干净
后来他就没 再 来过。
Hòulái tā jiù méi zài lái guo.
After that he never came again.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 后来
我们先看地图， 再 决定。
Wǒmen xiān kàn dìtú, zài juédìng.
Let's look at the map first, then decide.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 先
关于这个问题，我们明天 再 说。
Guānyú zhège wèntí, wǒmen míngtiān zài shuō.
As for this question, let's discuss it tomorrow.
Dictionary example · HSK 3 · 关于
From the graded readers
我跟他说了 再 见，然后走出了车站。
wǒ gēn tā shuōle zàijiàn, ránhòu zǒu chūle chēzhàn.
I said goodbye to him and walked out of the station.
Graded reader · HSK 2 · The Train to Shanghai
可是从那天起，我就 再 也没有停过。
kěshì cóng nà / nèi tiān qǐ, wǒ jiù zài yě méiyǒu tíng guò.
But from that day on I never stopped again.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Keeping Up Running
妈妈笑了：“没关系，明天 再 买吧。”
māma xiào le / liǎo / liào:" méiguānxi, míngtiān zài mǎi bā."
Mum laughed: "Never mind, buy it tomorrow."
Graded reader · HSK 2 · At the Supermarket
我想放弃，可是爸爸说：“ 再 试一次。”
wǒ xiǎng fàngqì, kěshì bàba shuō:" zài shì yīcì."
I wanted to give up, but dad said, "One more go."
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Learning to Ride a Bike
去年我们差点儿因为一件小事不 再 来往。
qùnián wǒmen chā / chà / chāi diǎn ér yīnwèi yíjiàn xiǎoshì bùzài láiwǎng.
Last year we nearly stopped speaking over something trivial.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
从那以后，我学会了一件事：先问清楚， 再 生气。
cóng nà / nèi yǐhòu, wǒ xuéhuìle yíjiàn shì: xiān wèn qīngchu, zài shēngqì.
Since then I've learned one thing: find out first, get angry afterwards.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · A Misunderstanding
看着火车开走的时候，我才发现自己一直没说“ 再 见”。
kànzhe huǒchē kāi zǒu de / dì shíhou, wǒ cái fāxiàn zìjǐ yìzhí méi shuō" zàijiàn".
Watching the train pull out, I realised I'd never actually said goodbye.
Graded reader · HSK 4 · Saying Goodbye
也许他是对的。可是有些东西被扔掉以后，就 再 也找不回来了。
yěxǔ tā shì duì de / dì. kěshì yǒuxiē dōngxī bèi rēngdiào yǐhòu, jiù zài yě zhǎo bù huílai.
Maybe he's right. But some things, once thrown away, can never be got back.
Graded reader · HSK 3 · Moving House
From the travel phrasebook
我们下次 再 聊。
Wǒmen xià cì zài liáo.
Let's talk more next time.
Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting
我们 再 考虑一下。
Wǒmen zài kǎolǜ yíxià.
We'll think about it further.
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
能不能 再 便宜一点？
Néng bu néng zài piányi yìdiǎn?
Could you do a little better on price?
Travel phrasebook · Negotiating and pricing
我真的不能 再 喝了。
Wǒ zhēn de bù néng zài hē le.
I really can't drink any more.
Travel phrasebook · Business dining and toasting
最低了，不能 再 少了。
Zuì dī le, bù néng zài shǎo le.
That's my lowest, I can't go lower.
Travel phrasebook · Shopping and bargaining
Words that contain 再
Each of these has sentences of its own, so you can see the character doing a different job in each one.
Questions about 再
How is 再 used in a sentence?
This page shows 24 sentences using 再 (zài, "Again (more - then - besides - another - re-)"), each with pinyin, an English translation and audio. Every one of them was written by hand for this site.
Are these sentences machine generated?
No. They come from the site's own dictionary examples, graded readers, travel phrasebook and grammar library — all written by a person. A word with no sentence gets no page here, rather than a page of invented ones.
Why do some sentences show 再 inside a longer word?
Because that is where a single character usually lives. Seeing 再 inside the words it builds is how the character stops being an isolated symbol and starts being something you can read.
Is 再 an HSK word?
Yes — 再 is on the official HSK 2 vocabulary list, and you can study it with the rest of that list on the HSK 2 page.
Where can I see the full entry for 再?
The dictionary page for 再 has its stroke order, its traditional form, every sense the dictionary lists and a character-by-character breakdown. It is linked at the top of this page.
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