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一而再，再而三

yī ér zài , zài ér sāndictionary entry
DEFINITION CC-CEDICT
again and again
Sources & editorial notes

Reference definitions: CC-CEDICT contributors and MDBG, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source release 2026-10-27T01:55:52Z. Imported 2026-10-27. Definition wording and meaning order are retained. Recognized pronunciation references are displayed with tone marks; the original source record is available below.

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Original source entry:

一而再，再而三 一而再，再而三 [yi1 er2 zai4 , zai4 er2 san1] /again and again/

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Reference information

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Character information

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  • 一
    yī

    one / single / a (article) / as soon as / entire / whole / all / throughout / "one" radical in Chinese characters (Kangxi radical 1) / also pr. [yāo] for greater clarity when spelling out numbers digit by digit

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 再
    zài

    again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[yě] or 都[dōu] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zài zé], 再就是[zài jiù shì] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur

  • 再
    zài

    again / once more / re- / further / beyond this point of time / (before an adjective) more / then (after sth, and not until then) / no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[yě] or 都[dōu] for emphasis) / (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zài zé], 再就是[zài jiù shì] etc) / (literary) to reappear / to reoccur

  • 而
    ér

    and / as well as / and so / but (not) / yet (not) / (indicates causal relation) / (indicates change of state) / (indicates contrast)

  • 三
    sān

    three / 3

    Sān

    surname San

Reference definitions from CC-CEDICT.