再 zài▶ de nuevo; otra vez

Stroke order

再 is written in 6 strokes.

• 再

Senses

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. (literary) to reappear; to reoccur

Example sentences

• 我想再去北京。Wǒ xiǎng zài qù Běijīng.I want to go to Beijing again.
• 您可以再看一次吗？Nín kěyǐ zài kàn yī cì ma?Can you watch it again?
• 请再说一次。Qǐng zài shuō yí cì.Please say it again.
• 我想再见他。Wǒ xiǎng zàijiàn tā.I want to see him again.

Related words

• 再见adiós
• 一再repetidamente
• 再三repetidamente
• 再接再厉Hacer esfuerzos persistentes

再 is pronounced zài and means “de nuevo; otra vez”. HSK 2 is where this word sits in the Hanyu Shuiping Kaoshi, the exam used to grade Chinese proficiency. Reading 再 and remembering it are not the same achievement: the first fades within days unless the second is practised. LexiTrail times each review to the edge of forgetting, which is where a repetition is worth the most.