再
zài HSK1

again

再 zài
again adverb
again; once more; to repeat an action; further

这个问题我没听清楚，请你再说一遍好吗？

zhè​ge wèn​tí wǒ méi tīng qīng​chu, qǐng nǐ zài shuō yī biàn hǎo ma?

I didn't hear the question clearly; could you please say it again?

then adverb
then; and not until then; used to indicate that an action follows a specific time or event

咱们看完了电影再走吧。

zán​men kàn wán le diàn​yǐng zài zǒu ba.

Let's leave after we finish watching the movie.

no matter how adverb
no matter how; used before an adjective or verb (often with 也 yě or 都 dōu) to show emphasis or concession

你再怎么解释也没用。

nǐ zài zěn​me jiě​shì yě méi​yòng.

No matter how you explain it, it's no use.

more adverb
used before an adjective to indicate a greater degree or a further extent

你还能跑得再快点吗？

nǐ hái néng pǎo de zài kuài diǎn ma?

Can you run any faster?

reappear verb
(literary) to reappear; to reoccur; to return

往事如烟，往日的欢快景象已一去不再。

wǎng​shì rú yān, wǎng​rì de huān​kuài jǐng​xiàng yǐ yī qù bù zài.

The past is like smoke; the joyful scenes of days gone by are gone forever.

furthermore adverb
furthermore; used to introduce additional points or supplemental information

再则，他也没带足够的钱。

zài zé, tā yě méi dài zú​gòu de qián.

Furthermore, he didn't bring enough money.

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
Definitions
CC-CEDICT
Frequency data
MTSU Chinese text computingSUBTLEX-CHBCC Corpus (BLCU)