Expressing "never again" with "zai ye bu"

Sometimes you may do something or experience something that you never ever want to do again. How do we express that in Chinese? One of the ways is to use 再也不 (zàiyěbù)!

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。Zuótiān wǎnshàng tài diūliǎnle, wǒ zài yě bù hējiǔle.Last night was embarrassing. I'm never drinking beer again.
• 他 再也不 说谎 了。Tā zài yě bù shuōhuǎngle.I'm never going to lie again.
• 你 再也不 要 抽烟 了。Nǐ zài yě bù yào chōuyānle.You are never going to smoke again.

See also

• Sequencing with "xian" and "zai"
• Again in the future with "zai"

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
• Integrated Chinese: Level 2, Part 2 (p. 265) →buy

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