再
zài HSK1

again

再 zài
again adverb
again; once more; refers to a future or intended repetition of an action; also used for the continuation of an action

我们不要再玩游戏了。

wǒ​men bù​yào zài wán yóu​xì le.

Let's stop playing games.

我想我会再和她见面。

wǒ xiǎng wǒ huì zài hé tā jiàn miàn.

I think I'll see her again.

[then] adverb
indicates that an action happens after another is finished; and then; not until

看看她，再看看自己。

kàn​kan tā, zài kàn​kan zì​jǐ.

Look at her and then look at yourself.

more adverb
used before an adjective to indicate a higher degree; more; even more

我应该要再多爱他一点才对。

wǒ yīng​gāi yào zài duō ài tā yī​diǎn cái duì.

I should've loved him more.

这东西能再快一点吗？

zhè dōng​xi néng zài kuài yī​diǎn ma?

Can this thing move faster?

furthermore adverb
in addition; further; additionally; used when adding another point or item to a list
twice
(literary) twice; a second time
surname
a Chinese surname
to return
(literary) to reappear; to return; to recur

Frequency
Character
Written text
242nd most common 928.2 per million
Movie subtitles
102nd most common 1666.0 per million appears in 100% of films
Word
Movie subtitles
1684.8 per million appears in 99% of films
Written text
817.9 per million

Details
HSK 2.0
Level 1
HSK 3.0
Level 1
Strokes
6
Unicode
U+518D

Sources
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)