Meaning of zài:

zài

Adverb

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[ye3] or 都[dou1] for emphasis)

Qǐng nǐ zài shuō yí biàn.

请你说一遍。

Please say it again.

Wǒ xīwàng míngnián néng zài qù Zhōngguó lǚxíng.

我希望明年能去中国旅行。

I hope to travel to China again next year.

Wǒ xīwàng míngnián de tiānqì huì zài nuǎnhuo yīxiē.

我希望明年的天气会暖和一些。

I hope the weather will be warmer next year.

Wǒ chī wán fàn, zài qù kàn diànyǐng.

我吃完饭,去看电影。

I will finish eating, then go to watch a movie.

Bùguǎn shìqíng zài máfan, wǒ dōu huì chǔlǐ.

不管事情麻烦,我都会处理。

No matter how troublesome the situation is, I will handle it.

Conjunction

(used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4ze2], 再就是[zai4jiu4shi4] etc)

Wǒ xiān qù chāoshì mǎi dōngxi, zài qù yínháng.

我先去超市买东西,再去银行。

I will first go to the supermarket to buy things, then go to the bank.

Verb

(literary) to reappear; to reoccur

Tā xīwàng shìqíng bù huì zài fāshēng.

他希望事情不会发生。

He hopes that the matter will not reoccur.

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