Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu"

Structure

To express that something will never be done again, or never happen again, you can use this structure:

Subject + 再也不 + Verb + Object + 了

Notice that 了 is used - in this case it's sentence 了. This is because it is now the case that the action will not be done.

Examples

• 昨天 晚上 太 丢脸 了，我 再也不 喝 酒 了。
• 他 再也不 说谎 了。
• 你 再也不 要 抽烟 了。

Sources and further reading

Books

• Common Chinese Patterns 330 (汉语常用格式330例) (pp. 299) →buy →买
• Boya Chinese Elementary Starter 2 (博雅汉语初经起步篇) (pp. 174) →buy

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