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Expressing "again" in the future with "zai"
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Similar to
- [Expressing "again" in the past with
"you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22again%22_in_the_past_with_%22you%22) (B1)
- [Expressing "the other" with
"lingwai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22the_other%22_with_%22lingwai%22) (B1)
- [Sequencing with "xian" and
"zai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Sequencing_with_%22xian%22_and_%22zai%22) (B1)
- [Comparing "zai" and
"you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Comparing_%22zai%22_and_%22you%22) (B2)
- [Expressing "never again" with "zai ye
bu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22never_again%22_with_%22zai_ye_bu%22) (B2)
- [Expressing "over and over again" with
"zaisan"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22over_and_over_again%22_with_%22zaisan%22) (B2)
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Used for
[Expressing time and
date](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_time_and_date)
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Keywords
[再](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%E5%86%8D)
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Translations
[again](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Again),
[another](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Another)
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- [1 Used as
"Again"](#Used_as_.22Again.22 "wikilink")
- [1.1
Structure](#Structure "wikilink")
- [1.2
Examples](#Examples "wikilink")
- [2 Used as
"Another" or "Some
More"](#Used_as_.22Another.22_or_.22Some_More.22 "wikilink")
- [2.1
Structure](#Structure_2 "wikilink")
- [2.2
Examples](#Examples_2 "wikilink")
- [3 Used for
Continuous Action](#Used_for_Continuous_Action "wikilink")
- [3.1
Structure](#Structure_3 "wikilink")
- [3.2
Examples](#Examples_3 "wikilink")
- [4 See
also](#See_also "wikilink")
- [5 Sources and
further reading](#Sources_and_further_reading "wikilink")
- [5.1
Books](#Books "wikilink")
- [5.2
Websites](#Websites "wikilink")
Subj. + 再 + \[Verb Phrase\]
### Examples
- 我们 明年 *再* 来 。We'll come again next year.
- *再* 试 一下 。Try it again.
- 你 可以 *再* 说 一 遍 吗 ？Can you please say it
again?
- 这 本 书 我 要 *再* 看 一 遍 。I want to read this
book again.
- 你 应该 *再* 复习 一 遍 。You should review it
again.
In fact, this structure is present in one of the most common Chinese
phrases: "再见!" In this case, it literally means, "See you again!"
Used as "Another" or "Some More"
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The English word "another" is often avoided altogether by using 再.
### Structure
Subj. + 再 + Verb + Obj.
In this case, the object includes a quantity phrase.
### Examples
- *再* 吃 **一点** 。Eat more.
- *再* 点 **几个 菜** 吧 。Let's order some more
dishes.
- 服务员 ，*再* 来 **两 瓶 啤酒** 。Waiter,
two more bottles of beer, please.
- *再* 给 我 **三天 时间** 。Give me another three
days.
- 我 能 不 能 *再* 拿 **两 个** ？Can I take two
more?
Used for Continuous Action
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Here 再 is similar to the English "for a while longer" or "keep
\[going/doing\]."
### Structure
Subj. + 再 + Verb + Verb
### Examples
- *再* 找找 。Keep looking.
- 你 *再* 问问 。 Keep asking and ask someone
else.
- 别 急 ，*再* 想想 。Don't worry. Keep
thinking.
You can also add 一会儿 after the verb to mean "keep doing something a
little longer."
- *再* 聊 一会儿 。Let's keep talking for a little
bit.
- *再* 等 一会儿 。Let's wait a little longer.
See also
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- ["Never again" with "zai ye
bu"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/%22Never_again%22_with_%22zai_ye_bu%22)
- [Sequencing with "xian" and
"zai"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Sequencing_with_%22xian%22_and_%22zai%22)
- [Expressing "again" in the past with
"you"](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Expressing_%22again%22_in_the_past_with_%22you%22)
Sources and further reading
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### Books
- [Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part
1](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/Integrated_Chinese:_Level_2,_Part_1) (pp.
157) [→buy](http://amzn.to/2fdV2l3)
- [New Practical Chinese Reader
3 (新实用汉语课本3)](https://resources.allsetlearning.com/chinese/grammar/New_Practical_Chinese_Reader_3_(%E6%96%B0%E5%AE%9E%E7%94%A8%E6%B1%89%E8%AF%AD%E8%AF%BE%E6%9C%AC3)) (pp.
202)
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### Websites
- Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: [Using 再 and
又](http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0212.html)
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