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Character Decomposition
再=一+冉
Etymology
Two fish 冉 caught on a line 一
Meanings
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 yě or 都 dōu for emphasis)
(used to introduce additional information, as in zài zé, 再就是 zài jiù shì etc)
(literary) to reappear; to reoccur
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Words with 再 156 total
repeatedly一再yī zàito bow again · to bow twice (gesture of respect in former times) · (in letters, an expression of respect)再拜zài bàisecond edition · reprint再版zài bǎnor else; alternatively再不zài bùonce more; once again; one more time再度zài dùto re-offend · repeat offender; recidivist再犯zài fànto meet again · until we meet again · goodbye再会zài huìgoodbye · see you again later再见zài jiànto remarry再醮zài jiàoto arise again · to make a comeback · resurgence再起zài qǐover and over again · again and again再三zài sānto hear a case again · review · retrial再审zài shěnto be reborn · to regenerate · to be a second so-and-so (famous dead person) · recycling · regeneration再生zài shēngto be reincarnated再世zài shìto say again · to put off a discussion until later · moreover · what's more · besides再说zài shuōrepeatedly · over and over again再四zài sìto recreate · to reconstruct (a historical relic)再现zài xiàn(not) ever again; (not) any longer再也zài yě
Idioms with 再 35 total Chain
lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make a comeback东山再起dōng shān zài qǐ(idiom) a great life-saving favor恩同再造ēn tóng zài zàoopportunity knocks but once (idiom)机不可失，失不再来jī bù kě shī , shī bù zài láiOpportunity knocks but once. (idiom)机不可失，时不再来jī bù kě shī , shí bù zài lái
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