再
again; once more; re-; further; beyond this point of time; (before an adjective) more; then (after sth, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
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How 再 is formed
Pictograph (象形字)
Two fish 冉 caught on a line 一
How to remember it
once more · Heisig RSH #1366
ceiling + glass cover + 土 soil
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words containing 再
| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 机不可失，时不再来 | jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái | Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom) |
| 花有重开日，人无再少年 | huā yǒu chóng kāi rì , rén wú zài shào nián | a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb) |
| 机不可失，失不再来 | jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài lái | opportunity knocks but once (idiom) |
| 可一而不可再 | kě yī ér bù kě zài | may be done once and once only; just this once |
| 再生制动 | zài shēng zhì dòng | regenerative braking |
| 时不再来 | shí bù zài lái | Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom) |
| 东山再起 | dōng shān zài qǐ | lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make … |
| 再生水 | zài shēng shuǐ | reclaimed water; recycled water |
| 再好不过 | zài hǎo bù guò | couldn't be better; ideal; wonderful |
| 一而再，再而三 | yī ér zài , zài ér sān | again and again |
| 可再生 | kě zài shēng | (of energy, natural resources etc) renewable |
| 再不然 | zài bu rán | otherwise; alternatively; or else |
| 再生能源 | zài shēng néng yuán | renewable energy source |
| 再生医学 | zài shēng yī xué | regenerative medicine |
| 青春不再 | qīng chūn bù zài | lit. one's youth will never return; to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom) |
| 再生产 | zài shēng chǎn | to reproduce; reproduction |
| 再生不良性贫血 | zài shēng bù liáng xìng pín xuè | aplastic anemia |
| 再生资源 | zài shēng zī yuán | renewable resource |
| 再处理 | zài chǔ lǐ | reprocessing |
| 有借有还，再借不难 | yǒu jiè yǒu huán , zài jiè bù nán | return what you borrowed on time, you may borrow again next time (idiom) |