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再次

zài cì
HSK 3.0 Level 4 Adverb Common

Definitions

  1. 1. one more time
  2. 2. again
  3. 3. one more
  4. 4. once again

Word relationships

Register variants

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再度
zài dù

once more; once again; one more time

再度 (zài dù) is a formal synonym of 再次 (zài cì), used in written or official contexts.

Related words

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又
yòu

(once) again

再次 (zài cì) is more formal and often used in official contexts; 又 (yòu) indicates repetition of an action that has already occurred, often used for past events.
再三
zài sān

over and over again

再三 (zài sān) emphasizes repetition many times or repeatedly, while 再次 (zài cì) typically refers to a single additional time.

Synonyms

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重新
chóng xīn

again; once more; re-

重新 (chóng xīn) means 'again' or 'anew', implying starting over; 再次 (zài cì) simply means 'once more' without the nuance of restarting.

Usage notes

Common mistakes

Learners often confuse 再 (zài) and 又 (yòu). 再次 is an adverb meaning 'once again', and is more formal; 又 is used for repeated actions in the past.

Formality

再次 is formal; in spoken Chinese, it's common to use 再 + verb instead (e.g., 再看一遍 instead of 再次看一遍).

Example Sentences

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再次 感谢你的帮助。
Thank you once again for your help.
时隔十年，他们 再次 见面。
After a lapse of ten years, they met again.
他 再次 張開雙眼。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13109378)
迪亞戈 再次 出現。
Source: Tatoeba.org (ID 13153708)

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Child Words of 再次

再
zài

again; once more; re-

次
cì

next in sequence