再
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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); (used to introduce additional information, as in 再則|再则[zai4 ze2], 再就是[zai4 jiu4 shi4] etc); (literary) to reappear; to reoccur
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- Level 1
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- 6
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- 冂 +4
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- Traditional
- 再
- Common rank
- #1,000
- Unicode
- U+518D
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How to remember it
once more · Heisig RSH #1366
ceiling + glass cover + 土 soil
Keyword method from Heisig's Remembering Simplified Hanzi.
Words with 再
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| Word | Pinyin | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 再见 | goodbye; see you again later | |
| 机不可失，时不再来 | Opportunity knocks but once. (idiom) | |
| 花有重开日，人无再少年 | a flower may blossom again, but a person cannot get young again (proverb) | |
| 机不可失，失不再来 | opportunity knocks but once (idiom) | |
| 可一而不可再 | may be done once and once only; just this once | |
| 再生制动 | regenerative braking | |
| 时不再来 | Time that has passed will never come back. (idiom) | |
| 东山再起 | lit. to return to office after living as a hermit on Mount Dongshan (idiom); fig. to make … | |
| 再生水 | reclaimed water; recycled water | |
| 再好不过 | couldn't be better; ideal; wonderful | |
| 一而再，再而三 | again and again | |
| 可再生 | (of energy, natural resources etc) renewable | |
| 再不然 | otherwise; alternatively; or else | |
| 再生能源 | renewable energy source | |
| 再生医学 | regenerative medicine | |
| 青春不再 | lit. one's youth will never return; to make the most of one's opportunities (idiom) | |
| 再生产 | to reproduce; reproduction | |
| 再生不良性贫血 | aplastic anemia | |
| 再生资源 | renewable resource | |
| 再处理 | reprocessing |