再

zàidictionary entry

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

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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:

再 再 [zai4] /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[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis)/(used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc)/(literary) to reappear; to reoccur/

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