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  <h1><span class="hanzist">再</span> <span class="pinyinst">zài</span></h1>

  <p>While <span class="hanzi">又</span> (<span class="pinyin">yòu</span>) is used for <a href="Again_in_the_past_with_&quot;you&quot;" title="wikilink">"again" in the past</a>, <span class="hanzi">再</span> (<span class="pinyin">zài</span>) is used for "again" in the future. That is, <span class="hanzi">再</span> is used when something has happened once and it will happen again.</p>

  <h2>Contents</h2>

  <ol>
    <li>Structure<br/></li>

    <li>Examples<br/></li>

    <li>See also<br/></li>

    <li>Sources and further reading<br/></li>

    <ol>
      <li>Books<br/></li>
    </ol>
  </ol>

  <h2 id="再-as-again"><span class="hanzist">再</span>as "Again"</h2>

  <p>The basic structure for using the future "again" is:</p>

  <h3 id="structure">Structure</h3>

  <div>
    <div class="deux">
      Subj. + <span class="hanzist">再</span> + Verb Phrase
    </div>
  </div>

  <h3 id="examples">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">我 明天 再 来 。</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Wǒ míngtiān zài lái.</span><br/><span> I'll come again tomorrow.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">请 再 说 一 遍 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Qǐng zài shuō yī biàn.</span><br/><span> Say it again, please.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 想 再 看 一 遍 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ xiǎng zài kàn yībiàn.</span><br/><span> I want to watch it again.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 可以 再 试 一下 吗 ？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐ zài shì yīxià ma?</span><br/><span> Can I try it again?</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我 希望 能 再 去 一 次 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒ xīwàng néng zài qù yī cì.</span><br/><span> I hope that I can go there again.</span></li>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <p>In fact, this structure is present in one of the most common Chinese phrases: "<span class="hanzi">再见!</span>" In this case, it literally means "See you again!"</p>

  <h2 id="再-as-another-or-some-more"><span class="hanzist">再</span>as "Another" or "Some More"</h2>

  <p>The English word "another" is often avoided altogether by using 再.</p>

  <h3 id="structure-1">Structure</h3>

  <div>
    <div class="deux">
      Subj. + <span class="hanzist">再</span> + Verb-Obj.
    </div>
  </div>

  <h3 id="examples-1">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">再 吃 一点 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Zài chī yīdiǎn.</span><br/><span> Eat more.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">服务员 ，再 来 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒmen zài zhǎo yī gè rén ba.</span><br/><span> Let's find another person.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">我们 再 等 他 五 分钟 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Wǒmen zài děng tā wǔ fēnzhōng.</span><br/><span> Let's wait for him five more minutes.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你 再 给 我 五十 块 。</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Nǐ zài gěi wǒ wǔshí kuài.</span><br/><span> Give me fifty more kuai.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">他 问 我们 能 不 能 再 给 他 几 天 时间 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Tā wèn wǒmen néng bu néng zài gěi tā jǐ tiān shíjiān.</span><br/><span> He asked if we can give him a few more days.</span></li>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <h2 id="再-as-continuous-action"><span style="hanzi">再</span> as "Continuous Action"</h2>

  <p>Here <span class="hanzi">再</span> is similar to the English "<b>for a while longer</b>" or "<b>keep [going/doing]</b>."</p>

  <h3 id="structure-2">Structure</h3>

  <div>
    <div class="deux">
      Subj. + <span class="hanzist">再</span> + Verb Phrase
    </div>
  </div>

  <h3 id="examples-2">Examples</h3>

  <div class="exemple">
    <ul>
      <li><span class="hanzi">再 找 找 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Zài zhǎozhao.</span><br/><span> Keep looking a little bit.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">再 等 等 他 吧 。</span><br/> <span class="pinyin">Zài děngdeng tā ba.</span><br/><span> Keep waiting for him for a little while.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">时间 还 早，再 玩 一会儿 吧 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Shíjiān hái zǎo, zài wán yīhuǐ'er ba.</span><br/><span> It's still early. Let's keep playing for a while.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">现在 才 六 点 半，我 想 再 睡 一会儿 。</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Xiànzài cái liù diǎn bàn, wǒ xiǎng zài shuì yīhuǐ'er.</span><br/><span> It's only 6:30. I want to sleep a little longer.</span></li>

      <li><span class="hanzi">你们 想 不 想 再 休息 一会儿 ？</span> <br/><span class="pinyin">Nǐmen xiǎng bu xiǎng zài xiūxi yīhuǐ'er?</span><br/> <span> Do you guys want to rest for a little longer?</span></li>
    </ul>
  </div>

  <h2 id="see-also">See Also</h2>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="&quot;Never_again&quot;_with_&quot;zai_ye_bu&quot;" title="wikilink">"Never again" with "zai ye bu"</a></li>
  </ul>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="Sequencing_with_&quot;xian&quot;_and_&quot;zai&quot;" title="wikilink">Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"</a></li>
  </ul>

  <ul>
    <li><a href="Again_in_the_past_with_&quot;you&quot;" title="wikilink">Again in the past with "you"</a></li>
  </ul>

  <h2 id="sources-and-further-reading">Sources and further reading</h2>

  <h3 id="books">Books</h3>

  <ul>
    <li>Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 157)</li>

    <li>New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (<span class="hanzi">新实用汉语课本3</span>) (pp. 202)</li>
  </ul>

  <h3 id="websites">Websites</h3>

  <ul>
    <li>Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: <a href="http://comet.cls.yale.edu/chineseusagedictionary/0212.html">Using 再 and 又</a></li>
  </ul>


Expressing "again" in the future with "zai"

(Redirected from ASGIZQJ2)

Level B1
Similar to
Expressing "again" in the past with "you" (B1)
Expressing "the other" with "lingwai" (B1)
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai" (B1)
Comparing "zai" and "you" (B2)
Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu" (B2)
Expressing "over and over again" with "zaisan" (B2)
Used for
Expressing time and date
Keywords
再
Translations
again, another

While 又 (yòu) is used for "again" in the past, 再 (zài) is used for "again" in the future. That is, 再 is used when something has happened once and it will happen again.

Contents

  
1 Used as "Again"
1.1 Structure
1.2 Examples
2 Used as "Another" or "Some More"
2.1 Structure
2.2 Examples
3 Used for Continuous Action
3.1 Structure
3.2 Examples
4 See also
5 Sources and further reading
5.1 Books
5.2 Websites
Used as "Again"

The basic structure for using the future "again" is:

Structure

Subj. + 再 + [Verb Phrase]

Examples

我们 明年 再 来 。
Wǒmen míngnián zài lái.
We'll come again next year.
再 试 一下 。
Zài shì yīxià.
Try it again.
你 可以 再 说 一 遍 吗 ？
Nǐ kěyǐ zài shuō yī biàn ma?
Can you please say it again?
这 本 书 我 要 再 看 一 遍 。
Zhè běn shū wǒ yào zài kàn yī biàn.
I want to read this book again.
你 应该 再 复习 一 遍 。
Nǐ yīnggāi zài fùxí yī biàn.
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"

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 。
Zài chī yīdiǎn.
Eat more.
再 点 几个 菜 吧 。
Zài diǎn jǐ gè cài ba.
Let's order some more dishes.
服务员 ，再 来 两 瓶 啤酒 。
Fúwùyuán, zài lái liǎng píng píjiǔ.
Waiter, two more bottles of beer, please.
再 给 我 三天 时间 。
Zài gěi wǒ sān tiān shíjiān.
Give me another three days.
我 能 不 能 再 拿 两 个 ？
Wǒ néng bu néng zài ná liǎng gè?
Can I take two more?
Used for Continuous Action

Here 再 is similar to the English "for a while longer" or "keep [going/doing]."

Structure

Subj. + 再 + Verb + Verb

Examples

再 找找 。
Zài zhǎozhao.
Keep looking.
你 再 问问 。
Nǐ zài wènwen.
Keep asking and ask someone else.
别 急 ，再 想想 。
Bié jí, zài xiǎngxiang.
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 。
Zài liáo yīhuǐr.
Let's keep talking for a little bit.
再 等 一会儿 。
Zài děng yīhuǐr.
Let's wait a little longer.
See also

"Never again" with "zai ye bu"
Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
Expressing "again" in the past with "you"
Sources and further reading

Books

Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 1 (pp. 157) →buy
New Practical Chinese Reader 3 (新实用汉语课本3) (pp. 202) →buy
Websites

Yale Chinese Usage Dictionary: Using 再 and 又
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