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zài

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English Definition	again; once more; re-; second; another; then (after something, and not until then); no matter how ... (followed by an adjective or verb, and then (usually) 也 or 都 for emphasis)
Simplified Script	再
Traditional Script	Same
Pinyin	zài
Effective Pinyin (After Tone Sandhi)	Same
Zhuyin (Bopomofo)	ㄗㄞˋ
Cantonese (Jyutping)	zoi³
Part of Speech	(副) adverb
Proficiency Test Level	HSK.v3=1 TOCFL=1

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Words With Same Head Word
再见	zàijiàn	goodbye; see you again later
再说	zàishuō	to say again; to put off a discussion until later; moreover; what's more; besides
再度	zàidù	once more; once again; one more time
再三	zàisān	over and over again; again and again
再生	zàishēng	to be reborn; to regenerate; to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person); recycling; regeneration

Words With Same Tail Word
一再	yīzài	repeatedly
不再	bùzài	no more; no longer
一而再	yī ér zài	Again and again
可一而不可再	kě yī ér bùkě zài	may be done once and once only; just this once
青春不再	qīngchūn bùzài	lit. one's youth will never return; to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom)

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