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* 我们 <em>再</em> 找 一 个 人 吧。 | * 我们 <em>再</em> 找 一 个 人 吧。 | ||
* 她 想 <em>再</em> 做 一 个 新 的 作品。 | * 她 想 <em>再</em> 做 一 个 新 的 作品。 | ||
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| + | * 时间 还 早，你们 <em>再</em> 玩 一会儿 吧。 | ||
| + | * <em>再</em> 找 找，找 不 到 我们 就 回去。 | ||
| + | * 我 想 <em>再</em> 睡 会儿，太 困 了。 | ||
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Revision as of 09:41, 2 August 2012
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Level
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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)
- Expressing a last chance with "zaibu... jiu..." (B2)
- Expressing "even so" with "zaibu... ye..." (C1)
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Keywords
While 又 is used for "again" in the past, 再 is used for "again" in the future. That is, 再 is used when something has happened once and it will happen again.
Contents
再 as "Again"
The basic structure for using the future "again" is:
Subject + 再 + Verb + Object
Some examples:
- 再 说 一次 吧。
- 你 不 要 再 迟到。
- 我 下 次 再 来。
再 as "And then"
A usage that feels sort of related but deserves separate mention is the use of 再 to mean "and then." It is often preceded by 先 when giving clear sequential orders ("first do this... then do this..."), but it can also appear by itself to mean "and then."
The examples:
- 我们 先 吃饭 再 谈。
- 你 先 找 工作 再 考虑 买 房子。
- 我们 吃 了 饭 再 去。
再 as "Another"
The English word "another" is often avoided altogether by using 再.
Examples:
- 你 再 给 我 一 张 纸。
- 我们 再 找 一 个 人 吧。
- 她 想 再 做 一 个 新 的 作品。
再 as "continuous action"
Examples:
- 时间 还 早，你们 再 玩 一会儿 吧。
- 再 找 找，找 不 到 我们 就 回去。
- 我 想 再 睡 会儿，太 困 了。
See also
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
