Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu"

Sometimes you may do something or experience something that you never ever want to do again. How do we express that in Chinese? One of the ways is to use 再也不 (zàiyěbù)!

Using 再也 with 不

Structure

To express that something will never be done again, or never happen again, you can use this structure:

Notice that 了 is used - in this case it's sentence 了. This is because it is now the case that the action will not be done. It usually indicates some kind of determination or decision.

Examples

我再也不想看到你了！ Wǒ zài yě bù xiǎng kàndào nǐ le! I never want to see you again!
我再也不想跟你说话了。 Wǒ zài yě bù xiǎng gēn nǐ shuōhuà le. I don't want to talk with you ever again.
我们再也不会相信你了！ Wǒmen zài yě bù huì xiāngxìn tā le! We're not going to believe you ever again!
医生说她再也不能跳舞了。 Yīshēng shuō tā zài yě bù néng tiàowǔ le. The doctor said she can never be able to dance again.
我再也不要离开你了。 Wǒ zàiyě bù yào líkāi nǐ le. I'm not going to leave you ever again.

Using 再也 with 没

Structure

Notice that 过 is used. And it means during a certain period of time in the past or from a certain time point up to now, something hasn't been done again.

Examples

从那以后，我再也没去过酒吧。 Cóng nà yǐhòu, wǒ zài yě méi qù guo jiǔbā. I've never been to the bar again since then.
出国以后，我再也没吃过地道的中国菜。 Chūguó yǐhòu, wǒ zài yě méi chī guo dìdào de Zhōngguó cài. I've never eaten any authentic Chinese food ever since I left the country.
分手以后，他们再也没见过。 Fēnshǒu yǐhòu, tāmen zài yě méi jiàn guo. They haven't seen each other ever since they broke up.
毕业以后，她再也没花过父母的钱。 Bìyè yǐhòu, tā zài yě méi huā guo fùmǔ de qián. She has never spent her parents' money after she graduated.
考完试以后，我再也没碰过那些书。 Kǎo wán shì yǐhòu, wǒ zàiyě méi pèng guo nàxiē shū. I haven't touched those books after I took the exam.

Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu"

Contents

Using 再也 with 不

Structure

Examples

Using 再也 with 没

Structure

Examples

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